36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.


In Context

33 Again, ye have heard that it has been said to the ancients, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt render to the Lord what thou hast sworn.

34 But I say unto you, Do not swear at all; neither by the heaven, because it is the throne of God;

35 nor by the earth, because it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King.

36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

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

38 Ye have heard that it has been said, Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.

Matthew 5:36 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:36And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:36Neither shall you swear by your head, for you can't make one hair white or black.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:36nor by thy head mayest thou swear, because thou art not able one hair to make white or black;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:36Neither shall you swear by your head, because you can not make one hair white or black.