Don’t make a vow using the name of the earth, because the earth belongs to God. Don’t make a vow using the name of Jerusalem, because that is the city of the great King (God).
Matthew 5:36 - Easy To Read Version And don’t even say that your own head is proof that you will keep your vow. You cannot make one hair on your head become white or black. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And do not swear by your head, for you are not able to make a single hair white or black. American Standard Version (1901) Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black. Common English Bible And you must not pledge by your head, because you can’t turn one hair white or black. Catholic Public Domain Version Neither shall you swear an oath by your own head, because you are not able to cause one hair to become white or black. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. |
Don’t make a vow using the name of the earth, because the earth belongs to God. Don’t make a vow using the name of Jerusalem, because that is the city of the great King (God).
Say only ‘yes’ if you mean yes, and say only ‘no’ if you mean no. If you must say more than ‘yes’ or ‘no,’ it is from the Evil One (the devil).