Matthew 12:36

“But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations of Matthew 12:36

“But I say vnto you, That euery idle word that men shall speake, they shall giue accompt thereof in the day of Iudgement.”
King James Version (1611) - View original scan of Matthew chapter 12

“"But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment.”
New American Standard Version (1995)

“And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.”
American Standard Version (1901)

“And I say to you that in the day when they are judged, men will have to give an account of every foolish word they have said.”
Basic English Bible

“But I say unto you, that every idle word which men shall say, they shall render an account of it in judgment-day:”
Darby Bible

“But I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall render an account for it in the day of judgment. ”
Douay Rheims Bible

“But I say to you, That for every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account in the day of judgment. ”
Webster's Bible

“But I tell you that for every careless word that men shall speak they will be held accountable on the day of Judgement.”
Weymouth Bible

“I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.”
World English Bible

“And Y seie to you, that of euery idel word, that men speken, thei schulen yelde resoun therof in the dai of doom;”
Wycliffe Bible

“`And I say to you, that every idle word that men may speak, they shall give for it a reckoning in a day of judgment;”
Youngs Literal Bible

Rod's comment on 2021-04-23 20:40:17:

Hi Willow, your absolutely right, let Jesus take the wheel, let Him be the captain of our ship.

Matthew starting at chapter 5, the Beatitudes and sermon on the mount is one of my favorites, also Galatians chapter 5 explains the works of the flesh and the fruits of the Spirit.

Galatians 5:12-18, I would they were even cut off which trouble you. For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another. This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.

Willow Gordon's comment on 2021-04-23 13:46:15:

I was looking for verses on gossip and lying in the KJV bible and this verse really spoke out to me, I have been out of touch lately with my church and reading of my bible and just neglecting my relationship with God and Jesus. As a result I find it easier and easier to get away from my resposibilities as a christian, and in today's world it's more important than ever to lean on God. So the reason I was looking for these verses on gossip and lies is, I found myself getting caught up in this at work a bit with much regret and guilt. So I felt this verse is a good reminder to Let Jesus take the wheel as I can really mess things up when I am not listening to God.

Rebecca's comment on 2015-07-27 07:15:25:

I would like to do an in-depth Bible study on this scripture. I understand the word "idle" being defined as without meaning ... useless . I can certainly be guilty of "yakking" without knowing Im Getting on other peoples nerves. I ask for Gods mercy. I Thank Him for his love and understanding.

Jorene's comment on 2015-04-29 06:58:29:

All of "God 's People " will have much to answer to the Lord for. We are all guilty of saying things that do not edify the church or uplift the people around us. However, God has given us an advocate named Jesus that we can go to and repent of our foolishness. God shows mercy to all who repent.

Nkrumah Meschack's comment on 2013-12-24 22:33:46:

Lord, please guide us so that we do as you wish

steve's comment on 2013-10-13 23:13:01:

God please forgive our ignorance!

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