Matthew 5:37
but be youre word, Yhe, yhe; Nay, nay; and that that is more than these, is of yuel.
Wycliffe (portions)
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
36for thou maist not make oon heere white, ne blacke;
38Ye han herd that it hath be seid, Iye for iye, and tothe for tothe.
Cross References
Matthew 6:13but delyuere vs fro yuel.
Matthew 13:38the feeld is the world; but the good seed, these ben sones of the kyngdom, but taris, these ben yuele children;
John 8:44Ye ben of the fadir, the deuel, and ye wolen do the desyris of youre fadir. He was a mansleere fro the bigynnyng, and he stood not in treuthe; for treuthe is not in hym. Whanne he spekith lesyng, he spekith of his owne; for he is a liere, and fadir of it.
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 →