Don’t lie. I used to do this for every commandment because it made things simple to follow and keep track of. Obviously the commandments are not as simple as things to not do, but this is how I learned to obey them. For “You shall not invoke the name of the Lord, your God, in vain,” I associated that with simply avoiding swearing.

Exodus 20:1-26. 1 And God spake all these words, saying, 2 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or A name consists of letters, which have no inherent quality, but represent the quality of the thing or things being named. So, God's Name, and using God's Name means being in God's qualities (i.e. love of our neighbor and love of God over love of self and the world). To be "vain" deals with superficial, or useless/empty things, so when this is
Growing up Adventist, I learned that I should never swear—especially I must never use words that take the Lord’s name in vain. Even saying “Oh my gosh” was not acceptable because it was just a slightly sanitized version of “Oh my god”—and this last was simply out of the question. I even refrained from using the internet favorite
1a) emptiness, nothingness, vanity. 1b) emptiness of speech, lying. 1c) worthlessness (of conduct) The verse in question is Exodus 20:7. You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain. Contextually, it's hard to know exactly what it means.
Well that's a quote from the Ten Commandments: "Don't take the name of the Lord your God in vain." The idea of vanity (and I think the Hebrew carries this connotation) is "don't empty the name." So it doesn't just refer to a certain tone of voice or a certain use of the word. It's dealing with God and speaking of God in a way that empties him
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don t take the lord's name in vain