Matthew 12:36
King James Version
36 But I say unto you,
That every idle word that men shall speak,
they shall give account thereof
in the day of judgment.
SPIRIT prompted me to create this blog, using that verse.
The verse above became the flagship verse for this blog.
EVERY word we speak matters.
JESUS was particular about the spoken word.
What did the LORD mean about "every idle word that men shall speak"?
Let's check these Bible versions:
Matthew 12:36
Amplified Bible
36 But I tell you, on the day of judgment people will have to give an accounting for every careless or useless word they speak.
Matthew 12:36
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
36 But I tell you, on the day of judgment men will have to give account for every [a]idle (inoperative, nonworking) word they speak.
Matthew 12:36
Common English Bible
36 I tell you that people will have to answer on Judgment Day for every useless word they speak.
Matthew 12:36
Contemporary English Version
36 I promise you on the day of judgment, everyone will have to account for every careless word they have spoken.
Matthew 12:36
Easy-to-Read Version
36 I tell you that everyone will have to answer for all the careless things they have said. This will happen on the day of judgment.
Matthew 12:36
Expanded Bible
36 And I tell you that on the judgment day people will ·be responsible [give an accounting; answer] for every ·careless [idle; thoughtless; unhelpful] ·thing [word] they have said.
Matthew 12:36
International Children’s Bible
36 And I tell you that people will have to explain about every careless thing they have said. This will happen on the Judgment Day.
Matthew 12:36
International Standard Version
36 I tell you, on Judgment Day people will give an account for every thoughtless[a] word they have uttered,
Matthew 12:36
Lexham English Bible
36 But I tell you that every worthless word that they speak, people will give an account for it on the day of judgment!
Matthew 12:36
New International Reader's Version
36 But here is what I tell you. On judgment day, everyone will have to account for every empty word they have spoken.
Matthew 12:36
New Life Version
36 I say to you, on the day men stand before God, they will have to give an answer for every word they have spoken that was not important.
Matthew 12:36
New Testament for Everyone
36 Let me tell you this: on judgment day people will have to own up to every trivial word they say.
Mattityahu 12:36
Orthodox Jewish Bible
36 But I say to you, that for every careless lashon horah (evil speech) that men speak, they will be called to account on the Yom HaDin (the Day of Judgment).
In SUMMARY, "every idle word that men shall speak" means:
every careless or useless word they speak
every [a]idle (inoperative, nonworking) word they speak
every useless word they speak
every careless word they have spoken
all the careless things they have said
every ·careless [idle; thoughtless; unhelpful] ·thing [word] they have said
every careless thing they have said
every thoughtless[a] word they have uttered
every worthless word that they speak
every empty word they have spoken
every word they have spoken that was not important
every trivial word they say
every careless lashon horah (evil speech) that men speak
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