Matthew 12:34

A Conservative Version

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

Cross References

Luke 6:45

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth the good, and the bad man out of the bad treasure of his heart brings forth the bad, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

Matthew 15:18

But the things coming out of the mouth come forth from the heart, and those things defile the man.

Ephesians 4:29

Let no corrupt speech go out of your mouth, rather if there is any good word for edification of a need, so that it may give grace to those who hear.

1 Samuel 24:13

As says the proverb of the ancients, Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness, but my hand shall not be upon thee.

1 John 3:10

By this the children of God are visible, and the children of the devil. Every man not doing righteousness is not of God, and he who is not loving his brother.

Matthew 12:35

The good man out of his good treasure brings forth good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings forth evil things.

John 8:44

Ye are from the father, the devil, and ye want to do the desires of your father. He was a man-killer from the beginning, and he has not stood in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his

Isaiah 32:6

For the fool will speak folly, and his heart will work iniquity, to practice profaneness, and to utter error against LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

Matthew 23:33

Ye serpents, ye offspring of vipers, how will ye escape from the damnation of hell?

Isaiah 59:14

And justice is turned away backward, and righteousness stands afar off. For truth has fallen in the street, and uprightness cannot enter.

Psalm 64:3

who have whet their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrows, even bitter words,

Matthew 3:7

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his immersion, he said to them, Ye offspring of vipers, who showed you to flee from the coming wrath?

Luke 3:7

He said therefore to the multitudes who went out to be immersed by him, Ye offspring of vipers, who showed you to flee from the coming wrath?

Isaiah 59:4

No man sues in righteousness, and no man pleads in truth. They trust in vanity, and speak lies. They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

Psalm 53:1

The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity. There is none who does good.

Psalm 64:5

They encourage themselves in an evil purpose. They converse of laying snares secretly. They say, Who will see them?

Proverbs 4:23

Keep thy heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life.

Proverbs 16:23

The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.

Isaiah 9:17

Therefore LORD will not rejoice over their young men, nor will he have compassion on their fatherless and widows. For everyone is profane and an evil-doer, and every mouth speaks folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, bu

Ephesians 5:4

also indecency, and foolish talking or jesting, things not befitting, but thankfulness instead.

James 3:2

For we all stumble in many things. If any man does not stumble in word, this is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body.