Matthew 5:36

Moreover, thou shalt not swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair in it either black or white.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

In Context

35and not by the earth, for it is the footstool under his feet: and likewise not by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great king.

37But let your language be, Yes, yes; or No, no; for whatever is beyond these proceedeth from evil.

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Cross References

Matthew 23:16Woe to you, ye blind guides: for ye say, Whoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever shall swear by the gold that is in the temple, he is holden.

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 →

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