Matthew 5:37-39

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

³⁷ Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil.^[a]

Concerning Retaliation

³⁸ “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ ³⁹ But I say to you, Do not resist one who is evil. But if any one strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also;