³⁷ Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; ^(A)anything more than this comes from evil.^[a]

¹² But above all, my brothers, ^(A)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.

⁶ Let your speech always ^(A)be gracious, ^(B)seasoned with salt, ^(C)so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.

^9 (A)Do not lie to one another, seeing that ^(B)you have put off ^(C)the old self^[a] with its practices

¹⁷ Was I vacillating when I wanted to do this? Do I make my plans ^(A)according to the flesh, ready to say “Yes, yes” and “No, no” at the same time? ¹⁸ As surely as ^(B)God is faithful, ^(C)our word to you has not been Yes and No. ¹⁹ For ^(D)the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom we proclaimed among you, ^(E)Silvanus and Timothy and I, was not Yes and No, but ^(F)in him it is always Yes. ²⁰ For ^(G)all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our ^(H)Amen to God for his glory.

^44 (A)You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. ^(B)He was a murderer from the beginning, and ^(C)does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. ^(D)When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

²⁵ Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you ^(A)speak the truth with his neighbor, for ^(B)we are members one of another.

³ But ^(A)the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and ^(B)guard you against ^(C)the evil one.^[a]

¹⁹ When anyone hears the word of ^(A)the kingdom and ^(B)does not understand it, ^(C)the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path.