Matthew 5:37

New American Standard Bible 2020

But make sure your statement is, ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’; anything beyond these is of evil origin.

Cross References

Matthew 13:19

When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one sown with seed beside the road.

Matthew 13:38

and the field is the world; and as for the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the weeds are the sons of the evil one;

Matthew 15:19

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, acts of adultery, other immoral sexual acts, thefts, false testimonies, and slanderous statements.

Matthew 5:36

Nor shall you take an oath by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.

Matthew 6:13

‘And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. ’

John 17:15

I am not asking You to take them out of the world, but to keep them away from the evil one.

John 8:44

You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he tells a lie, he speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

Ephesians 4:25

Therefore, ridding yourselves of falsehood, speak truth each one of you with his neighbor, because we are parts of one another.

Ephesians 6:16

in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

Colossians 3:9

Do not lie to one another, since you stripped off the old self with its evil practices,

Colossians 4:6

Your speech must always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.

2 Thessalonians 3:3

But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.

James 5:12

But above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath; but your yes is to be yes, and your no, no, so that you do not fall under judgment.

1 John 2:13

I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who has been from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I have written to you, children, because you know the Father.

1 John 3:12

not as Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And for what reason did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil, but his brother’s were righteous.

1 John 5:18

We know that no one who has been born of God sins; but He who was born of God keeps him, and the evil one does not touch him.