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12 But above all things, my brothers, don’t swear— not by heaven, or by the earth, or by any other oath; but let your “yes” be “yes”, and your “no”, “no”, so that you don’t fall into hypocrisy.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 5:12 TR reads “under judgment” instead of “into hypocrisy”

12 But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by the heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but [a]let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay; that ye fall not under judgment.

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  1. James 5:12 Or, let yours be the yea, yea, and the nay, nay. Compare Mt. 5:37.