36But I say to you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.


In Context

33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.

34 O generation of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart brings forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.

36 But I say to you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

37 For by your words you shall be justified, and by your words you shall be condemned.

38 Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from you.

Matthew 12:36 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:36But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:36But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:36But I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall render an account for it in the day of judgment.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:36And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:36But I say unto you, that every idle word which men shall say, they shall render an account of it in judgment-day:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:36And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:36But I say to you, That for every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account in the day of judgment.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:36I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:36'And I say to you, that every idle word that men may speak, they shall give for it a reckoning in a day of judgment;