Matthew 5:37

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Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’ and your ‘No’ be ‘No.’ Whatever is more than these is of the evil one.
World English Bible (WEB)
But{G1161} let{G2077} your{G5216} communication{G3056} be{G2077}{(G5749)}, Yea{G3483}, yea{G3483}; Nay{G3756}, nay{G3756}: for{G1161} whatsoever is more{G4053} than these{G5130} cometh{G2076}{(G5748)} of{G1537} evil{G4190}.
Strong's King James
(37) But let your word be, 'Yes; yes', 'No; no' and anything beyond this is from the evil one.
The F.O.G
Simply let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No.' Anything beyond this comes from the evil one. Be people of such integrity that oaths become unnecessary."
The F.O.G Paraphrase
but let your word be, Yes, Yes, No, No, and that which is more than these is of the evil.
Young's Literal Translation

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