Matthew 5:37

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Say only ‘yes’ if you mean ‘yes,’ and say only ‘no’ if you mean ‘no.’ If you say more than that, it is from the Evil One.

Cross References

James 5:12

My brothers and sisters, it is very important that you not use an oath when you make a promise. Don’t use the name of heaven, earth, or anything else to prove what you say. When you mean yes, say only “yes.” When you mean no, say only “no.” Do this so that you will not be judged guilty.

Colossians 4:6

When you talk, you should always be kind and wise. Then you will be able to answer everyone in the way you should.

Colossians 3:9

Don’t lie to each other. You have taken off those old clothes—the person you once were and the bad things you did then.

John 8:44

Your father is the devil. You belong to him. You want to do what he wants. He was a murderer from the beginning. He was always against the truth. There is no truth in him. He is like the lies he tells. Yes, the devil is a liar. He is the father of lies.

Ephesians 4:25

So you must stop telling lies. “You must always speak the truth to each other,” because we all belong to each other in the same body.

2 Thessalonians 3:3

But the Lord is faithful. He will give you strength and protect you from the Evil One.

Matthew 13:19

“What about the seed that fell by the path? That is like the people who hear the teaching about God’s kingdom but do not understand it. The Evil One comes and takes away what was planted in their hearts.

Matthew 13:38

The field is the world. The good seed are the people in God’s kingdom. The weeds are the people who belong to the Evil One.

1 John 5:18

We know that those who have been made God’s children do not continue to sin. The Son of God keeps them safe. The Evil One cannot hurt them.

Matthew 6:13

Don’t let us be tempted, but save us from the Evil One.’

1 John 2:13

I write to you, fathers, because you know the one who existed from the beginning. I write to you, young people, because you have defeated the Evil One.

1 John 3:12

Don’t be like Cain. He belonged to the Evil One. Cain killed his brother. But why did he kill him? Because what Cain did was evil, and what his brother did was good.

John 17:15

“I am not asking you to take them out of the world. But I am asking that you keep them safe from the Evil One.

Matthew 15:19

All these bad things begin in the mind: evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual sins, stealing, lying, and insulting people.

Matthew 5:36

And don’t even say that your own head is proof that you will keep your promise. You cannot make one hair on your head white or black.

Ephesians 6:16

And also use the shield of faith with which you can stop all the burning arrows that come from the Evil One.