Berean Standard Bible
“Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.”
In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus teaches about honesty. People in his day used oaths by heaven, Jerusalem or their own heads to make promises sound more reliable, which implied that ordinary speech was less trustworthy.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.
World English Bible (WEB)
Neither shall you swear by your head, for you can’t make one hair white or black.
King James Version (KJV)
Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
You may not take an oath by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
nor by your head may you swear, because you are not able one hair to make white or black;
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Ni por tu cabeza jurarás, porque no puedes hacer un cabello blanco ó negro.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Ni siquiera juren por su propia cabeza, porque no pueden volver blanco o negro ni un solo cabello.
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