"But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment." — Matthew 12:36

Matthew 12:36 · KJV

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

— Matthew 12:36

Verse 35

A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

Verse 37

For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

Matthew 12 — Context

O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

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

For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 12:14

For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether {it be} good, or whether {it be} evil.

Romans 2:16

In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.

Revelation 20:12

And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is {the book} of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

Jude 1:14-15

And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,

Ephesians 6:4-6

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.