Matthew 5:37 - Revised Version 1885

But let your speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: and whatsoever is more than these is of the evil one.

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But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

Let your Yes be simply Yes, and your No be simply No; anything more than that comes from the evil one. [Lev. 19:12; Num. 30:2; Deut. 23:21.]

But let your speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: and whatsoever is more than these is of the evil one.

Let your yes mean yes, and your no mean no. Anything more than this comes from the evil one.

But let your word 'Yes' mean 'Yes,' and 'No' mean 'No.' For anything beyond that is of evil.

But let your speech be yea, yea: no, no: and that which is over and above these, is of evil.