Matthew 5:37

Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one.

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Matthew 5 · Words of Christ are set in red.

4 songs meet this passage

“I never make a promise I don't intend to keep”
I Can Love You Like That · All-4-One
resonates with Matthew 5:37
Jesus calls His followers to let their yes mean yes, and this line reflects that same value of steadfast, truthful commitment.
No, No, No, Pt. 1 · Destiny's Child
strains against Matthew 5:37
Jesus calls for plain, honest speech, let your yes be yes and your no be no, while this song insists someone's clearly stated no should be reinterpreted as a yes.
“Swearin' on a Bible, baby, I'd never leave ya”
Tequila · Dan + Shay
strains against Matthew 5:33-37
The broken vow invoked lightly here stands against Jesus' teaching that oaths should be unnecessary because our word should simply be trustworthy; the song uses the image poetically but it underscores a promise not kept.
“Took an oath by the blood on my hand, won't break it”
Natural · Imagine Dragons
strains against Matthew 5:34-37
Jesus warns against binding oaths sworn in intensity; this vow sealed in violent imagery underscores the song's hardened, cutthroat ethic.