1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible

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Exodus 20:7 *Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that shall take the name of the Lord his God in vain.

Leviticus 19:12.; Deuteronomy 5:11.; Matthew 5:33.
In vain. On trifling occasions, rashly, or falsely. "Those who swear often, diminish their credit among the wise." (Philo)