What Does the Bible Say About Let Be Yes Be Yes?

Matthew 5:37 ESV / 16 helpful votes

Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil.

James 5:12 ESV / 10 helpful votes

But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your “yes” be yes and your “no” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation.

Matthew 6:1-34 ESV / 5 helpful votes

“Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. ...

Matthew 5:34 ESV / 5 helpful votes

But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God,

Matthew 5:33-37 ESV / 5 helpful votes

“Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.’ But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. And do not take an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil.

Matthew 4:1-25 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” Then the devil took him to the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple ...

Colossians 4:6 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.

Ephesians 4:25 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.

2 Corinthians 1:17-20 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Was I vacillating when I wanted to do this? Do I make my plans according to the flesh, ready to say “Yes, yes” and “No, no” at the same time? As surely as God is faithful, our word to you has not been Yes and No. For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom we proclaimed among you, Silvanus and Timothy and I, was not Yes and No, but in him it is always Yes. For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory.

Romans 12:2 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

John 3:16-17 ESV / 3 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Matthew 5:2 ESV / 3 helpful votes

And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:

Matthew 5:1-48 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. ...

Revelation 1:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,

James 5:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten.

Hebrews 11:1-40 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the people of old received their commendation. By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks. By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God. ...

Ephesians 4:29 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.

1 Corinthians 6:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases?

John 20:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.”

John 14:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

John 8:44 ESV / 2 helpful votes

You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

John 1:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

He was in the beginning with God.

John 1:1-51 ESV / 2 helpful votes

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. ...

Luke 2:11 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

Matthew 7:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you.

Matthew 6:13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Matthew 5:36 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And do not take an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black.

Matthew 5:34-37 ESV / 2 helpful votes

But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. And do not take an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil.

Matthew 5:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

Matthew 5:7 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

Matthew 5:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

Matthew 5:3 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Isaiah 41:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Deuteronomy 6:13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

It is the Lord your God you shall fear. Him you shall serve and by his name you shall swear.

Leviticus 19:12 ESV / 2 helpful votes

You shall not swear by my name falsely, and so profane the name of your God: I am the Lord.

35 Bible Verses about Let Be Yes Be Yes

Matthew 5:37 ESV / 16 helpful votes

James 5:12 ESV / 10 helpful votes

Matthew 6:1-34 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Matthew 5:34 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Matthew 5:33-37 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Matthew 4:1-25 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Colossians 4:6 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Ephesians 4:25 ESV / 3 helpful votes

2 Corinthians 1:17-20 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Romans 12:2 ESV / 3 helpful votes

John 3:16-17 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Matthew 5:2 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Matthew 5:1-48 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Revelation 1:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

James 5:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Hebrews 11:1-40 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Ephesians 4:29 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 6:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 20:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 14:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 8:44 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 1:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 1:1-51 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Luke 2:11 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 7:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 6:13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 5:36 ESV / 2 helpful votes

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Isaiah 41:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Deuteronomy 6:13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

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35 Bible Verses about Let Be Yes Be Yes

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Matthew 5:37 ESV / 16 helpful votes

James 5:12 ESV / 10 helpful votes

Matthew 6:1-34 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Matthew 5:34 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Matthew 5:33-37 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Matthew 4:1-25 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Colossians 4:6 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Ephesians 4:25 ESV / 3 helpful votes

2 Corinthians 1:17-20 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Romans 12:2 ESV / 3 helpful votes

John 3:16-17 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Matthew 5:2 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Matthew 5:1-48 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Revelation 1:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

James 5:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Hebrews 11:1-40 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Ephesians 4:29 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 6:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 20:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 14:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 8:44 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 1:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 1:1-51 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Luke 2:11 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 7:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 6:13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 5:36 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 5:34-37 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 5:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 5:7 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 5:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 5:3 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Isaiah 41:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Deuteronomy 6:13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Leviticus 19:12 ESV / 2 helpful votes