Let your word be ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no.’ More than this is from the evil one. ¹ 

biblegateway Mat 5:37

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

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

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

biblegateway Mat 5:37

Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’, and your ‘No’, ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.

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

bibleoremus Mat 5:37

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

Plain ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ is all you need to say; anything beyond that comes from the evil one.

biblegateway Mat 5:37

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

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

biblegateway Mat 5:37

Let your word be ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no.’ More than this is from the evil one. ¹ 

¹ tn The term πονηροῦ (ponhrou) may be understood as specific and personified, referring to the devil, or possibly as a general reference to evil. It is most likely personified, however, since it is articular (τοῦ πονηροῦ, tou ponhrou). Cf. also “the evildoer” in v. 39, which is the same construction.