Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
Bible References
Let
2 Corinthians 1:17
When I planned this was I unfaithful? Or in other things do I perform according to the flesh. With me should there be a yes or a no?
Colossians 4:6
Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
James 5:12
Above all things, my brothers do not swear by heaven, or by earth, or by any other oath. Let your Yes be Yes and your No be No. That way you will not fall under judgment.
Cometh
Matthew 13:19
When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand, the evil one takes away that which was sown in his heart. This is what was sown by the roadside.
Matthew 15:19
Evil thoughts come from the heart! Thoughts about murder, adultery, fornication, theft, lying, and slander come from the heart!
John 8:44
You are from your father [Satan] the Devil (slanderer) (false accuser)! You want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning. He does not stand for the truth. There is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks his own lies. He is a liar and the father of the lie!
Ephesians 4:25
Put away falsehood. Speak truth each one of you with his neighbor: for we are members (belonging to) (together with) of one another.
Colossians 3:9
Do not lie to one another, seeing that you got rid of the old self with its evil practices.
James 5:12
Above all things, my brothers do not swear by heaven, or by earth, or by any other oath. Let your Yes be Yes and your No be No. That way you will not fall under judgment.