Matthew 5:36

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Neither shall you swear an oath by your own head, because you are not able to cause one hair to become white or black.

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nor by earth, for it is his footstool, nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great king.

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

And which of you, by thinking, is able to add one cubit to his stature?

But which of you, by thinking, is able to add one cubit to his stature?