Matthew 5:37Bible in Basic English
But let your words be simply, Yes or No: and whatever is more than these is of the Evil One.
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Genesis 2:4
These are the generations of the heaven and the earth when they were made.
Genesis 2:19
And from the earth the Lord God made every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and took them to the man to see what names he would give them: and whatever name he gave to any living thing, that was its name.
Genesis 3:1
Now the snake was wiser than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, Has God truly said that you may not take of the fruit of any tree in the garden?
Genesis 3:14
And the Lord God said to the snake, Because you have done this you are cursed more than all cattle and every beast of the field; you will go flat on the earth, and dust will be your food all the days of your life:
Genesis 4:13
And Cain said, My punishment is greater than my strength.