Berean Standard Bible
“Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one.”
Jesus is discussing oaths. The Law forbade breaking vows made to the Lord, but in practice people had developed ways of swearing by heaven, earth or Jerusalem that seemed less binding, leaving room to wriggle out.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one.
World English Bible (WEB)
But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’ and your ‘No’ be ‘No.’ Whatever is more than these is of the evil one.
King James Version (KJV)
But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
American Standard Version (ASV)
But let your speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: and whatsoever is more than these is of the evil [one].
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
But let your words be simply, Yes or No: and whatever is more than these is of the Evil One.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
but let your word be, Yes, Yes, No, No, and that which is more than these is of the evil.
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Mas sea vuestro hablar: Sí, sí; No, no; porque lo que es más de esto, de mal procede.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Es suficiente con que digan “sí” o “no” y nada más. Si dicen algo más, seguro viene del maligno.
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