36 But I tell you that for every [a]careless word that people [b]speak, they will give an account of it on the (A)day of judgment.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 12:36 Or useless
  2. Matthew 12:36 Lit will speak

36 I promise you on the day of judgment, everyone will have to account for every careless word they have spoken.

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36 But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken.

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34-37 “You have minds like a snake pit! How do you suppose what you say is worth anything when you are so foul-minded? It’s your heart, not the dictionary, that gives meaning to your words. A good person produces good deeds and words season after season. An evil person is a blight on the orchard. Let me tell you something: Every one of these careless words is going to come back to haunt you. There will be a time of Reckoning. Words are powerful; take them seriously. Words can be your salvation. Words can also be your damnation.”

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