Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your "Yes" be yes, and your "No," no, so that you will not fall under judgment. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge above. 1 Peter 4:8 3 John 1:2 swear not. Matthew 5:33-37 Matthew 23:16-22 but. 2 Corinthians 1:17-20 lest. James 3:1, 2 1 Corinthians 11:34 Chapter Outline 1. Rich oppressors are to fear God's vengeance.7. We ought to be patient in afflictions, after the example of the prophets, and Job; 12. to forbear swearing; 13. to pray in adversity, to sing in prosperity; 14. to acknowledge mutually our several faults, to pray one for another; 19. and to correct a straying brother. Jump to Previous Condemnation Earth Either Fall Heaven Hypocrisy Judgment Oath Simply SwearJump to Next Condemnation Earth Either Fall Heaven Hypocrisy Judgment Oath Simply Swear |
Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath; but your yes is to be yes, and your no, no, so that you may not fall under judgment. King James Bible But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation. Holman Christian Standard Bible Now above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. Your "yes" must be "yes," and your "no" must be "no," so that you won't fall under judgment. International Standard Version Above all, brothers, do not swear oaths by heaven, by earth, or by any other object. Instead, let your "Yes" mean yes and your "No" mean no! Otherwise, you may fall under condemnation. NET Bible And above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. But let your "Yes" be yes and your "No" be no, so that you may not fall into judgment. Aramaic Bible in Plain English But above all things, my brethren, do not be swearing vows, neither by Heaven, neither by The Earth, neither by any other oath; let your word be, 'Yes, yes' and 'No, no', lest you be condemned under the judgment. Links James 5:12 NIVJames 5:12 NLT James 5:12 ESV James 5:12 NASB James 5:12 KJV James 5:12 Bible Apps James 5:12 Parallel James 5:12 Biblia Paralela James 5:12 Chinese Bible James 5:12 French Bible James 5:12 German Bible James 5:12 Commentaries Bible Hub |
