Matthew 12:36

New English Translation

I tell you that on the day of judgment, people will give an account for every worthless word they speak.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 12:14

For God will evaluate every deed, including every secret thing, whether good or evil.

Matthew 10:15

I tell you the truth, it will be more bearable for the region of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town!

Matthew 11:22

But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you!

Matthew 12:37

For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

Romans 14:12

Therefore, each of us will give an account of himself to God.

Romans 2:16

on the day when God will judge the secrets of human hearts, according to my gospel through Christ Jesus.

James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire! The tongue represents the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence – and is set on fire by hell.

Revelation 20:12

And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne. Then books were opened, and another book was opened – the book of life. So the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to their deeds.