Matthew 5:37

Bible in Basic English 1965

But let your words be simply, Yes or No: and whatever is more than these is of the Evil One.

Cross References

Matthew 13:19

When the word of the kingdom comes to anyone, and the sense of it is not clear to him, then the Evil One comes, and quickly takes away that which was put in his heart. He is the seed dropped by the wayside.

Matthew 13:38

And the field is the world; and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom; and the evil seeds are the sons of the Evil One;

Matthew 15:19

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, the taking of life, broken faith between the married, unclean desires of the flesh, taking of property, false witness, bitter words:

Matthew 5:36

You may not take an oath by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.

Matthew 6:13

And let us not be put to the test, but keep us safe from the Evil One.

John 17:15

My prayer is not that you will take them out of the world, but that you will keep them from the Evil One.

John 8:44

You are the children of your father the Evil One and it is your pleasure to do his desires. From the first he was a taker of life; and he did not go in the true way because there is no true thing in him. When he says what is false, it is natural to him, for he is false and the father of what is false.

Ephesians 4:25

And so, putting away false words, let everyone say what is true to his neighbour: for we are parts one of another.

Ephesians 6:16

And most of all, using faith as a cover to keep off all the flaming arrows of the Evil One.

Colossians 3:9

Do not make false statements to one another; because you have put away the old man with all his doings,

Colossians 4:6

Let your talk be with grace, mixed with salt, so that you may be able to give an answer to everyone.

2 Thessalonians 3:3

But the Lord is true, who will give you strength and keep you safe from evil.

James 5:12

But most of all, my brothers, do not take oaths, not by the heaven, or by the earth, or by any other thing: but let your Yes be Yes, and your No be No: so that you may not be judged.

1 John 2:13

I am writing to you, fathers, because you have knowledge of him who was from the first. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the Evil One. I have sent a letter to you, children, because you have knowledge of the Father.

1 John 3:12

Not being of the Evil One like Cain, who put his brother to death. And why did he put him to death? Because his works were evil and his brother's works were good.

1 John 5:18

We are certain that one who is a child of God will do no sin, but the Son of God keeps him so that he is not touched by the Evil One.