Matthew 5:37
But let your speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay; but that which aboundeth more than these is of the evil one.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
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
36Neither swear by thy head, because thou art unable to make one hair white or black.
38You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.
Cross References
Matthew 6:13lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Matthew 13:38and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the wicked one,
John 8:44You are of your father the devil, and you wish to do the lusts of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and stood not in the truth, because there was no truth in him. When he may speak a lie, he speaks of his own: because he is a liar, and the father of the same.
2 Corinthians 1:17Then wishing this, whether did I use lightness of purpose? or the things which I counsel, do I counsel according to the flesh, in order that it may be with me yes yes and no no?
Colossians 3:9lie not to one another, having laid aside the old man with his habits,
2 Thessalonians 3:3But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and keep you from the evil one.
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 →