But let your communication be] James 5. 12. Your ordinary communication: for, in some cases, men may swear.
Yea, yea, Nay, nay] Affirmative, or negative.
whatsoever is more then these] Customary swearing, by whomsoever or whatsoever they swear.
cometh of evil] From Satan; or from other mens unbelief, or your false perswasion, that men will not believe you without swearing.