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Matthew 5:36 KJV
Matthew · chapter 5 · verse 36
Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.Matthew 5:36 · King James Version
Matthew 5:36 in context
34But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne:
35Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
37But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
38Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- swearomnyōto swear, to affirm, promise, threaten, with an oath, in swearing to call a person or…G3660 →
- canstdynamaito be able, have power whether by virtue of one s own ability and resources, or of a…G1410 →
- whiteleukoslight, bright, brilliant, brilliant from whiteness, white, of the garments of angels, and…G3022 →
- headkephalēthe head, both of men and often of animals. Since the loss of the head destroys life…G2776 →
- makepoieōto make, with the names of things made, to produce, construct, form, fashion, etc., to be…G4160 →
- hairthrixthe hair of the head, the hair of animalsG2359 →
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We have here an exposition of the third commandment, which we are the more concerned right to understand, because it is particularly said, that God will not hold him guiltless, however he may hold himself, who breaks this commandment, by taking the name of the Lord in vain. Now as to this command, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 33-37