Matthew 5:37
but let your conversation be yea, yea; no, no; for whatever is more than these, cometh from the evil one.
1770 John Worsley 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
36for thou canst not make one hair of it white or black:
38Ye have heard, that it has been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
Cross References
Matthew 6:13and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one: for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory for ever. Amen."
Matthew 13:38the field is the world; the good seed are the children of my kingdom; and the tares are the children of the wicked one.
John 8:44Ye are of your father the devil, and are bent upon doing the lusts of your father: he was a murderer from the beginning, and continued not in the truth: for there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh like himself, for he is a liar, and the father of such.
2 Corinthians 1:17Now when I intended this, was I chargeable with levity? or what I purpose, do I purpose from carnal motives, that with me there should be yea, yea, and then no, no?
Colossians 3:9Lie not one to another, seeing ye have put off the old man with his evil practices;
2 Thessalonians 3:3But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you, and preserve 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 →