Matthew 5:37 and James 5:12 say let your yes be yes and your no be no. Why your character should be your only guarantee — and why needing to swear reveals a lack of integrity.
The world treats words as cheap and commitments as temporary contracts. Jesus cuts through it in Matthew 5:33-37 and James 5:12: let your yes be yes and your no be no.
James 5:12 KJV“By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand.”
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