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.


In Context

33 Either make the tree good and its fruit good: or make the tree evil, and its fruit evil. For by the fruit the tree is known.

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

35 A good man out of a good treasure bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of an evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

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

37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying: Master we would see a sign from thee.

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 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;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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