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Matthew 5:36

American Standard Version

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

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Matthew 5:36 in other translations

Neither shall you swear by your head, for you can’t make one hair white or black.

Matthew 5:36 · World English Bible

Matthew 5:36 in context

  1. 34but I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by the heaven, for it is the throne of God;
  2. 35nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
  3. 36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black.
  4. 37But let your speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: and whatsoever is more than these is of the evil one.
  5. 38Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: