Matthew 5:37
But let your words be simply, Yes or No: and whatever is more than these is of the Evil One.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
In Context
36You may not take an oath by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.
38You have knowledge that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
Cross References
Matthew 6:13And let us not be put to the test, but keep us safe from the Evil One.
Matthew 13:38And the field is the world; and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom; and the evil seeds are the sons of the Evil One;
John 8:44You are the children of your father the Evil One and it is your pleasure to do his desires. From the first he was a taker of life; and he did not go in the true way because there is no true thing in him. When he says what is false, it is natural to him, for he is false and the father of what is false.
2 Corinthians 1:17If then I had such a purpose, did I seem to be changing suddenly? or am I guided in my purposes by the flesh, saying, Yes, today, and, No, tomorrow?
Colossians 3:9Do not make false statements to one another; because you have put away the old man with all his doings,
2 Thessalonians 3:3But the Lord is true, who will give you strength and keep you safe from evil.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 5:34-38
The Sermon on the Mount. 33 Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: 34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne: 35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. 36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. 37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for… Read the whole commentary →