Matthew 12:34

New Century Version

You snakes! You are evil people, so how can you say anything good? The mouth speaks the things that are in the heart.

Cross References

Psalm 53:1

Fools say to themselves, “There is no God.” Fools are evil and do terrible things; none of them does anything good.

Psalm 64:3

They sharpen their tongues like swords and shoot bitter words like arrows.

Psalm 64:5

They encourage each other to do wrong. They talk about setting traps, thinking no one will see them.

Proverbs 16:23

Wise people’s minds tell them what to say, and that helps them be better teachers.

Proverbs 4:23

Be careful what you think, because your thoughts run your life.

Isaiah 32:6

A fool says foolish things, and in his mind he plans evil. A fool does things that are wicked, and he says wrong things about the Lord. A fool does not feed the hungry or let thirsty people drink water.

Isaiah 59:14

So we have driven away justice, and we have kept away from what is right. Truth is not spoken in the streets; what is honest is not allowed to enter the city.

Isaiah 59:4

People take each other to court unfairly, and no one tells the truth in arguing his case. They accuse each other falsely and tell lies. They cause trouble and create more evil.

Isaiah 9:17

So the Lord is not happy with the young people, nor will he show mercy to the orphans and widows. All the people are separated from God and are very evil; they all speak lies. But the Lord is still angry; his hand is still raised to strike down the people.

Matthew 12:35

Good people have good things in their hearts, and so they say good things. But evil people have evil in their hearts, so they say evil things.

Matthew 15:18

But what people say with their mouths comes from the way they think; these are the things that make people unclean.

Matthew 23:33

“You are snakes! A family of poisonous snakes! How are you going to escape God’s judgment?

Matthew 3:7

Many of the Pharisees and Sadducees came to the place where John was baptizing people. When John saw them, he said, “You are snakes! Who warned you to run away from God’s coming punishment?

Luke 3:7

To the crowds of people who came to be baptized by John, he said, “You are all snakes! Who warned you to run away from God’s coming punishment?

Luke 6:45

Good people bring good things out of the good they stored in their hearts. But evil people bring evil things out of the evil they stored in their hearts. People speak the things that are in their hearts.

John 8:44

You belong to your father the devil, and you want to do what he wants. He was a murderer from the beginning and was against the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he shows what he is really like, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

Ephesians 4:29

When you talk, do not say harmful things, but say what people need—words that will help others become stronger. Then what you say will do good to those who listen to you.

Ephesians 5:4

Also, there must be no evil talk among you, and you must not speak foolishly or tell evil jokes. These things are not right for you. Instead, you should be giving thanks to God.

James 3:2

We all make many mistakes. If people never said anything wrong, they would be perfect and able to control their entire selves, too.

1 John 3:10

So we can see who God’s children are and who the devil’s children are: Those who do not do what is right are not God’s children, and those who do not love their brothers and sisters are not God’s children.

1 Samuel 24:13

There is an old saying: ‘Evil things come from evil people.’ But I am not against you.