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Matthew 5:37

English Standard Version

37 Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil.

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American Standard Version

But let your speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: and whatsoever is more than these is of the evil one.

Christian Standard Bible

But let your ‘yes’ mean ‘yes,’ and your ‘no’ mean ‘no.’ Anything more than this is from the evil one.

King James Version

But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

New American Standard Bible

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

New International Version

All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ anything beyond this comes from the evil one.

New King James Version

But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.

New Living Translation

Just say a simple, ‘Yes, I will,’ or ‘No, I won’t.’ Anything beyond this is from the evil one.

World English Bible

But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’ and your ‘No’ be ‘No.’ Whatever is more than these is of the evil one.