Matthew 12:36
34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
38 Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
- KJV
- But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
- WEB
- I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.
- ASV
- And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
- DARBY
- But I say unto you, that every idle word which men shall say, they shall render an account of it in judgment-day:
- BLB
- And I say to you⁺ that every careless word that men will speak, they will give an account concerning it in the day of judgment.
- ÅB
- Men jeg sier dere at på dommens dag skal menneskene gjøre regnskap for hvert unyttig ord de sier.
- OTB
- Men jeg sier dere at alle må gjøre regnskap på dommens dag for hvert unyttig ord de har talt.
- B1930
- Men jeg sier eder at for hvert unyttig ord som menneskene taler, skal de gjøre regnskap på dommens dag;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ecclesiastes 12:14
For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
Read in contextRomans 2:16
In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.
Read in contextRevelation 20:12
And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
Read in contextJude 1:14–15
And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
Read in contextEphesians 6:4–6
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
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