James 5:12
But above all things, my brothers, don’t swear— not by heaven, or by the earth, or by any other oath; but let your “yes” be “yes”, and your “no”, “no”, so that you don’t fall into hypocrisy.This verse in the real world
In what words
- ἤτωḗtōlet him (or it) be
- ὅρκοςhórkosperhaps akin to G3725 (ὅριον)); a limit, i.e. (sacred) restraint (specially, an oath)
- μήτεmḗtenot too, i.e. (in continued negation) neither or nor; also, not even
- ὀμνύωomnýōto swear, i.e. take (or declare on) oath
- ναίnaíyes
- πρόpró"fore", i.e. in front of, prior (figuratively, superior) to
- πίπτωpíptōto fall (literally or figuratively)
- ἵνα μήhína mḗin order (or so) that not
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.