Matthew 5:37

New Century Version

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

Cross References

Matthew 13:19

What is the seed that fell by the road? That seed is like the person who hears the message about the kingdom but does not understand it. The Evil One comes and takes away what was planted in that person’s heart.

Matthew 13:38

The field is the world, and the good seed are all of God’s children who belong to the kingdom. The weeds are those people who belong to the Evil One.

Matthew 15:19

Out of the mind come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual sins, stealing, lying, and speaking evil of others.

Matthew 5:36

Don’t even swear by your own head, because you cannot make one hair on your head become white or black.

Matthew 6:13

And do not cause us to be tempted, but save us from the Evil One.’ [The kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours forever. Amen.]

John 17:15

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

John 8:44

You belong to your father the devil, and you want to do what he wants. He was a murderer from the beginning and was against the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he shows what he is really like, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

Ephesians 4:25

So you must stop telling lies. Tell each other the truth, because we all belong to each other in the same body.

Ephesians 6:16

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

Colossians 3:9

Do not lie to each other. You have left your old sinful life and the things you did before.

Colossians 4:6

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

2 Thessalonians 3:3

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

James 5:12

My brothers and sisters, above all, do 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, and when you mean no, say only no so you will not be judged guilty.

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

Do not be like Cain who belonged to the Evil One and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because the things Cain did were evil, and the things his brother did were good.

1 John 5:18

We know that those who are God’s children do not continue to sin. The Son of God keeps them safe, and the Evil One cannot touch them.