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

37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

37 Just say a simple, ‘Yes, I will,’ or ‘No, I won’t.’ Anything beyond this is from the evil one.

37 But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.

37 Say only yes if you mean yes, and no if you mean no. If you say more than yes or no, it is from the Evil One.

37 But let your speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: and whatsoever is more than these is of the evil one.

37 But let your word be Yea, yea; Nay, nay; but what is more than these is from evil.

37 Simply say yes or no. Anything more than that comes from the evil one. 

37 But let your word ‘yes’ be ‘yes,’ and your ‘no’ be ‘no.’ Anything more than this is from the evil one.

37 Let your word be ‘Yes, Yes’ or ‘No, No’; anything more than this comes from the evil one.

37 But let your statement be ‘Yes, yes; no, no,’ and anything beyond these is from the evil one.

37 “Just let your ‘Yes’ mean ‘Yes.’ Let your ‘No’ mean ‘No.’ Anything more than this comes from the evil one.

37 “But let your statement be, ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’; anything beyond these is of evil.