Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.

לֹ֥א תִשָּׂ֛א אֶת־שֵֽׁם־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ לַשָּׁ֑וְא כִּ֣י לֹ֤א יְנַקֶּה֙ יְהוָ֔ה אֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר־יִשָּׂ֥א אֶת־שְׁמֹ֖ו לַשָּֽׁוְא׃ פ

God

Exodus 20:7

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Topic

Swearing The Ten Commandments

Speaker

God

Source

Exodus The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Orders and commands

Language

Hebrew

Time

1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Exodus 20:7).

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Then one day there really was a wolf but when the boy shouted, they didn't believe him.

Aesop

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

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False alarms Alarmism

Author

Aesop
Source
The Boy Who Cried Wolf Aesop's Fables
Medium
Fable and fairytale
Genre
Children's literature
Language
Greek
Time
6th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Aesop. "The Boy Who Cried Wolf." Aesop's Fables. c. 600.

Current Citation

Aesop. "The Boy Who Cried Wolf." Aesop's Fables. Oxford University Press, 2008.

Another quote originally in Hebrew

Be still, and know that I am God.

Psalm 46:10

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Stillness Meditation God
Source
Psalms The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Orders and commands
Language
Hebrew
Time
450 BC 450s BC 5th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Psalm 46:10).

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Show me the money!

Jerry Maguire

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Asking for a raise Money
Speaker
Rod Tidwell
Actor
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Source
Jerry Maguire
Medium
Film
Genre
Romantic comedy (film) Comedy drama (film) Romantic comedy Comedy drama
Statement Type
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Language
English
Time
1996 1990s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Jerry Maguire. Directed by Cameron Crowe, TriStar Pictures/Gracie Films/Vinyl Films, 1996.