Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Just say 'Yes' or 'No'--anything else you say comes from the Evil One. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge But let your speech be yea, yea: no, no: and that which is over and above these, is of evil. let. 2 Corinthians 1:17-20 Whereas then I was thus minded, did I use lightness? Or, the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that there should be with me, It is, and It is not? . . . Colossians 4:6 Let your speech be always in grace seasoned with salt: that you may know how you ought to answer every man. James 5:12 But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath. But let your speech be: Yea, Yea: No, No: that you fall not under judgment. cometh. Matthew 13:19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, there cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart: this is he that received the seed by the way side. Matthew 15:19 For from the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies. John 8:44 You are of your father the devil: and the desires of your father you will do. He was a murderer from the beginning: and he stood not in the truth, because truth is not in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof. Ephesians 4:25 Wherefore, putting away lying, speak ye the truth, every man with his neighbour. For we are members one of another. Colossians 3:9 Lie not one to another: stripping yourselves of the old man with his deeds, James 5:12 But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath. But let your speech be: Yea, Yea: No, No: that you fall not under judgment. Context Oaths and Vows…36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. 37But let your speech be yea, yea: no, no: and that which is over and above these, is of evil. 38You have heard that it hath been said: An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.… Cross References Matthew 5:36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. Matthew 6:13 And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. Amen. Matthew 13:19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, there cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart: this is he that received the seed by the way side. Matthew 13:38 And the field is the world. And the good seed are the children of the kingdom. And the cockle are the children of the wicked one. John 17:15 I pray not that thou shouldst take them out of the world, but that thou shouldst keep them from evil. Ephesians 6:16 In all things taking the shield of faith, wherewith you may be able to extinguish all the fiery darts of the most wicked one. 2 Thessalonians 3:3 But God is faithful, who will strengthen and keep you from evil. 1 John 2:13 I write unto you, fathers, because you have known him who is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because you have overcome the wicked one. 1 John 3:12 Not as Cain, who was of the wicked one and killed his brother. And wherefore did he kill him? Because his own works were wicked: and his brother's just. 1 John 5:18 We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not: but the generation of God preserveth him and the wicked one toucheth him not. Jump to Previous Communication Evil Excess Language No Simply Speech Statement Whatever Whatsoever Word WordsJump to Next Communication Evil Excess Language No Simply Speech Statement Whatever Whatsoever Word WordsLinks Matthew 5:37 NIVMatthew 5:37 NLT Matthew 5:37 ESV Matthew 5:37 NASB Matthew 5:37 Bible Apps Matthew 5:37 Biblia Paralela Matthew 5:37 Chinese Bible Matthew 5:37 French Bible Matthew 5:37 German Bible Alphabetical: and anything be beyond But comes evil from is let No of one or'No Simply statement the these this Yes your NT Gospels: Matthew 5:37 But let your 'Yes' be 'Yes' (Matt. Mat Mt) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |