<Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain" (KJV; also "You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God" (NRSV) and variants) is one of the Ten Commandments . </P> <P> It is a prohibition of blasphemy, specifically, the misuse or "taking in vain" of the name of the God of Israel . Exodus 20: 7 reads: </P> <Dl> <Dd> "Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain ." (KJV). </Dd> </Dl>

What does thou shalt not take the lord's name in vain mean