Matthew 5:37
But let your communication be yea, yea, nay nay. For whatsoeuer is more then these, commeth of euyll.
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- Jas 5:12 : 12 But aboue all thynges my brethren, sweare not, neither by heauen, neither by earth, neither any other othe: Let your yea, be yea, and your nay nay, lest you fall into condempnation.
- Matt 13:19 : 19 When one heareth the worde of the kyngdome, and vnderstandeth it not, then commeth that euyll, and catcheth away that which was sowen in his heart: this is he, which receaued seede by the way syde.
- Matt 13:38 : 38 The fielde, is the worlde: & the good seede, they are the childre of ye kingdom: the tares, are the chyldren of ye wicked.
- 2 Cor 1:17-20 : 17 When I therfore was thus mynded, did I vse lightnesse? or mynde I carnally those thynges whiche I mynde, that with me shoulde be yea yea, & nay nay? 18 God is faythfull: For our preaching to you, was not yea and nay. 19 For Gods sonne Iesus Christe which was preached among you by vs, euen by me, and Siluanus, and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in hym it was yea. 20 For all the promises of God in him are yea, and are in him Amen, vnto the glorie of God, through vs.
- Col 3:9 : 9 Lye not one to another, seyng that ye haue put of ye olde man with his workes:
- Col 4:6 : 6 Let your speache be alway in grace, powdered with salt, to knowe howe ye ought to aunswere euery man.
- 2 Thess 3:3 : 3 But the Lorde is faythfull, whiche shall stablyshe you, and kepe you from euyll.
- Eph 4:25 : 25 Wherfore, puttyng away lying, speake euery man trueth vnto his neyghbour, forasmuch as we are members one of another.
- Matt 15:19 : 19 For out of the heart, proceade euyll thoughtes, murders, adulteries, whordomes, theftes, false witnesse, blasphemyes.
- John 8:44 : 44 Ye are of your father the deuyll, and the lustes of your father wyll ye do. He was a murtherer from the begynnyng, and abode not in the trueth: because there is no trueth in hym. When he speaketh a lye, he speaketh of his owne: For he is a lyer, and the father of the same thyng.
- John 17:15 : 15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the worlde: but that thou kepe them from euyll.
- 1 John 2:13 : 13 I write vnto you fathers, because ye haue knowen hym that is from the begynnyng. I write vnto you young men, because you haue ouercome the wicked.
- 1 John 5:18 : 18 We knowe that whosoeuer is borne of God, sinneth not: but he that is begotten of God, kepeth hym selfe, and that wicked toucheth hym not.
- Matt 6:13 : 13 And leade vs not into temptation, but delyuer vs from euyll. For thyne is the kyngdome, and the power, and the glory, for euer. Amen.
- 1 John 3:12 : 12 Not as Cain, which was of that wicked, and slewe his brother: And wherfore slewe he hym? Because his owne workes were euyll, and his brothers good.
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12 But aboue all thynges my brethren, sweare not, neither by heauen, neither by earth, neither any other othe: Let your yea, be yea, and your nay nay, lest you fall into condempnation.
- Matt 5:38-403 verses76%
38 Ye haue hearde, that it is sayde, an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.
39 But, I say vnto you, that ye resist not euyll. But, whosoeuer geueth thee a blowe on thy right cheeke, turne to him the other also.
40 And yf any man wyll sue thee at the lawe, and take away thy coate, let him haue thy cloke also.
- Matt 5:33-342 verses76%
33 Agayne, ye haue hearde that it was sayde vnto them of olde tyme: Thou shalt not forsweare thy selfe, but shalt perfourme vnto the Lorde thine othes.
34 But, I say vnto you: Sweare not at all, neither by heauen, for it is gods seate,
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36 Neither shalt thou sweare by thy head, because thou canst not make one heere whyte or blacke.
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17 When I therfore was thus mynded, did I vse lightnesse? or mynde I carnally those thynges whiche I mynde, that with me shoulde be yea yea, & nay nay?
18 God is faythfull: For our preaching to you, was not yea and nay.
19 For Gods sonne Iesus Christe which was preached among you by vs, euen by me, and Siluanus, and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in hym it was yea.
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4 Either if a soule sweare, and pronounceth with his lippes to do euill or to do good, whatsoeuer it be that a man shall pronounce with an othe, and the thyng be hyd from hym, and commeth to the knowledge of it, and hath offended in one of these:
- Matt 12:33-375 verses71%
33 Either make the tree good, and his fruite good: or els make the tree euyll, and his fruite euyll. For the tree, is knowen by his fruite.
34 O generation of vipers, howe can ye speake good thynges, when ye your selues are euyll? For out of the aboundauce of the heart, the mouth speaketh.
35 A good man, out of the good treasure of the heart, bryngeth foorth good thynges: And an euyll man, out of euyll treasure, bryngeth foorth euyll thynges.
36 But I say vnto you, of euery idell worde that men shall speake, they shall geue accompt therof, in the day of iudgment.
37 For of thy wordes, thou shalt be iustified: and of thy wordes, thou shalt be condemned.
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17 And let none of you imagine euil in his heart against his neighbour, and loue no false othes: for all these are ye thinges that I hate, saith the Lorde.
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26 Ueryly I say vnto thee, thou shalt not come out thence, tyll thou hast payde the vtmost farthyng.
27 Ye haue hearde, that it was sayde vnto them of olde tyme: Thou shalt not commit adultry.
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5 For better is it that thou make no vowe, then that thou shouldest promise and not pay.
6 Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy fleshe for to sinne, neither say thou before the angell that it is thy ignoraunce: for then God wyll be angry at thy voyce, and destroy all the worke of thyne handes.
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13 Kepe thy tongue from euill: and thy lippes that they speake no guyle.
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29 Let no fylthy communication procede out of your mouth, but that whiche is good to edifie withal, as oft as neede is, that it may minister grace vnto the hearers.
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20 For I say vnto you: except your righteousnes, excede the righteousnes of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall not enter into the kyngdome of heauen.
21 Ye haue hearde, that it was sayde to them of the olde tyme, thou shalt not kyll: who so euer kylleth, shalbe in daunger of iudgement.
22 But I say vnto you, that who so euer is angry with his brother, vnaduisedly, shalbe in daunger of iudgement. And who so euer shall say vnto his brother, racha, shalbe in daunger of a councell: But, whosoeuer shall saye (thou) foole, shalbe in daunger of hell fire.
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6 Put thou nothyng vnto his wordes, lest he reproue thee, and thou be founde a lyar.
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20 Thou shalt not beare false witnesse agaynst thy neyghbour.
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23 But and yf thyne eye be wicked, all thy body shalbe ful of darknesse. Wherfore, yf the lyght that is in thee, be darknesse, howe great is that darknesse?
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18 He sayth vnto hym: Which? Iesus sayde: Thou shalt do no murther, Thou shalt not commit adulterie, Thou shalt not steale, Thou shalt not beare false witnesse,
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19 Thou hast let thy mouth speake wickednesse: and with thy tongue thou hast set foorth deceipt.
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9 Not rendryng euyl for euyll, or rebuke for rebuke: but contrarywyse blesse, knowyng that ye are therevnto called, euen that ye shoulde be heyres of the blessyng.
10 For he that doeth long after lyfe, and loueth to see good dayes, let hym refrayne his tongue from euyll, and his lippes, that they speake no guyle.
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45 A good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, bringeth foorth that which is good: And an euyll man, out of the euyll treasure of his heart, bryngeth foorth that which is euyll. For of the aboundaunce of the heart, his mouth speaketh.
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6 Let no man deceaue you with vayne wordes: For, because of such thynges commeth the wrath of God vppon the chyldren of disobedience.
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11 Ye shall not steale, neither deale falselye, neither lye one to another.
12 Ye shall not sweare by my name falsely, neither shalt thou defile the name of thy God: I am the Lorde.
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20 And other shall heare, and feare, and shall hencefoorth commit no more any such wickednesse among you.
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10 Out of one mouth proceadeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these thynges ought not so to be.
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4 God forbyd. Yea let God be true, and euery man a lyer, as it is writte: That thou myghtest be iustified in thy sayinges, and ouercome when thou art iudged.
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2 Be not hastye with thy mouth, and let not thine heart speake any thyng rashly before God: For God is in heauen, and thou vpon earth, therfore let thy wordes be fewe.
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33 Be not deceaued. Euyll wordes, corrupt good maners.
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16 Thou shalt not beare false witnesse agaynst thy neyghbour.
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43 Ye haue heard, that it is saide: Thou shalt loue thy neyghbour, & hate thyne enemie.
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16 But now ye reioyce in your boastinges: All such reioycyng is euyll.
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19 For out of the heart, proceade euyll thoughtes, murders, adulteries, whordomes, theftes, false witnesse, blasphemyes.
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15 See that none recompence euyll for euyll vnto any man: but euer folowe that whiche is good, both among your selues, and to all men.
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16 Let not your good be euyll spoken of.
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22 Abstayne from all appearaunce of euyll.
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5 But ye say, whosoeuer shall say to father or mother: by the gyft that is offered of me, thou shalt be helped: