Matthew 5:37
But let your word be, Yea, yea,—Nay, nay; and, what goeth beyond these, is, of evil.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
38Ye have heard, that it was said,—Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.
Cross References
Matthew 6:13And bring us not into temptation, but rescue 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 darnel seeds, are the sons of the evil one;
John 8:44Ye, are, of your father—the adversary, and, the covetings of your father, ye choose to be doing. He, was, a murderer, from the beginning, and, in the truth, he stood not; because truth is not in him: Whensoever he speaketh falsehood, of his own, he speaketh; because, false, he is, and, the father of it.
2 Corinthians 1:17This, then, being my purpose, perhaps, after all, with lightness, I dealt [with the matter]? or, the things that I purpose, according to the flesh, I purpose,—that, with me, should be the Yea, yea, and the Nay, nay?
Colossians 3:9Be not guilty of falsehood one to another: having stript off the old man, together with his practices,
2 Thessalonians 3:3Faithful, is the Lord,—who will confirm you, and guard you from the wicked 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 →