Matthew 12:34 Parallel Translations

You poisonous snakes! How can you evil people say anything good? Your mouth says what comes from inside you.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

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

BBE:

You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth.

DBY:

Offspring of vipers! how can ye speak good things, being wicked? For of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

ERV:

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

WEY:

O vipers' brood, how can you speak what is good when you are evil? For it is from the overflow of the heart that the mouth speaks.

WBS:

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

WEB:

You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

YLT:

'Brood of vipers! how are ye able to speak good things -- being evil? for out of the abundance of the heart doth the mouth speak.

Matthew 12:34 Cross References

XREF:

1 Samuel 24:13 "As the proverb of the ancients says, 'Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness'; but my hand shall not be against you.

Isaiah 32:6 For a fool speaks nonsense, And his heart inclines toward wickedness: To practice ungodliness and to speak error against the LORD, To keep the hungry person unsatisfied And to withhold drink from the thirsty.

Matthew 3:7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Matthew 12:35 "The good man brings out of his good treasure what is good; and the evil man brings out of his evil treasure what is evil.

Matthew 15:18 "But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man.

Matthew 23:33 "You serpents, you brood of vipers, how will you escape the sentence of hell?

Luke 3:7 So he began saying to the crowds who were going out to be baptized by him, "You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Luke 6:45 "The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil; for his mouth speaks from that which fills his heart.

Ephesians 4:29 Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear.

James 3:2 For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body as well. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

12:34 {7} O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
(7) Hypocrites at length betray themselves even by their own mouth.

PNT:

12:34,35 Generation of vipers. Poisonous, evil and dangerous, like vipers.
How can ye, etc.? Their hearts were thoroughly evil, hence they could only speak and do evil, for out of the good treasure of the heart the mouth speaketh. On the other hand, the good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth good things.

WES:

12:34 In another kind likewise, the tree is known by its fruit - Namely, the heart by the conversation.

MHC:

12:33-37 Men's language discovers what country they are of, likewise what manner of spirit they are of. The heart is the fountain, words are the streams. A troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring, must send forth muddy and unpleasant streams. Nothing but the salt of grace, cast into the spring, will heal the waters, season the speech, and purify the corrupt communication. An evil man has an evil treasure in his heart, and out of it brings forth evil things. Lusts and corruptions, dwelling and reigning in the heart, are an evil treasure, out of which the sinner brings forth bad words and actions, to dishonour God, and hurt others. Let us keep constant watch over ourselves, that we may speak words agreeable to the Christian character.

CONC:

Able Abundance Anything Brood Evil Fills Generation Heart Heart's Mouth O Offspring Overflow Snakes Speak Speaketh Speaks Store Vipers Wicked

Able Abundance Brood Evil Fills Generation Good Heart Heart's Mouth Offspring Overflow Snakes Speak Speaketh Speaks Store Vipers Wicked Words

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