DAY 332
Let Your Yes Be Yes
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ORIGINAL
ἤτω δὲ ὑμῶν τὸ Ναὶ ναὶ καὶ τὸ Οὒ οὔ.
📜 THE VERSE
Let your yes be yes, and your no be no.
❓ TODAY'S QUESTION
Am I making my word cheap by promising things I cannot keep?
📝Reflection
The more grandly a person swears, the lighter their word becomes. James says do not inflate speech with oaths—let yes and no be enough. An honest person's word needs no collateral. Needing to add "I swear by heaven" means the ordinary word carries no trust. I learned late to promise only as much as I could keep. To let yes be yes and no be no—that simple honesty is what, in the end, makes a person the most trusted.
— ONGO · Curator
🌱Apply It Today
Before promising anything today, first ask "Can I truly keep this?"—and say only as much as you can keep.
📖 Source:
James 5:12.
그리스어 원전(Westcott-Hort 1881) + 개역한글판(1961, PD) 참조, ONGO 자체 의역.
This verse is read as universal humanistic wisdom, not religion — no faith is promoted, and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.
This verse is read as universal humanistic wisdom, not religion — no faith is promoted, and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.
