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Matthew 12:36
Matthew 12:36 is verse 36 of Matthew chapter 12, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
King James Version
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
World English Bible
I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.
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Matthew 12:34–38 · Berean Standard Bible
34 You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.
35 The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure.
36 But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”
38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Ecclesiastes 12:14For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.
Romans 2:16on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.
Ephesians 6:4Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Ephesians 6:5Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.
Ephesians 6:6And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.
Jude 1:14Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones
Jude 1:15to execute judgment on everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of every ungodly act of wickedness and every harsh word spoken against Him by ungodly sinners.”
Revelation 20:12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And there were open books, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.