Matthew 12:34

New Living Translation

You brood of snakes! How could evil men like you speak what is good and right? For whatever is in your heart determines what you say.

Cross References

Psalm 53:1

Only fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their actions are evil; not one of them does good!

Psalm 64:3

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

Psalm 64:5

They encourage each other to do evil and plan how to set their traps in secret. “Who will ever notice?” they ask.

Proverbs 16:23

From a wise mind comes wise speech; the words of the wise are persuasive.

Proverbs 4:23

Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.

Isaiah 32:6

For fools speak foolishness and make evil plans. They practice ungodliness and spread false teachings about the Lord. They deprive the hungry of food and give no water to the thirsty.

Isaiah 59:14

Our courts oppose the righteous, and justice is nowhere to be found. Truth stumbles in the streets, and honesty has been outlawed.

Isaiah 59:4

No one cares about being fair and honest. The people’s lawsuits are based on lies. They conceive evil deeds and then give birth to sin.

Isaiah 9:17

That is why the Lord takes no pleasure in the young men and shows no mercy even to the widows and orphans. For they are all wicked hypocrites, and they all speak foolishness. But even then the Lord’s anger will not be satisfied. His fist is still poised to strike.

Matthew 12:35

A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart.

Matthew 15:18

But the words you speak come from the heart—that’s what defiles you.

Matthew 23:33

Snakes! Sons of vipers! How will you escape the judgment of hell?

Matthew 3:7

But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to watch him baptize, he denounced them. “You brood of snakes!” he exclaimed. “Who warned you to flee the coming wrath?

Luke 3:7

When the crowds came to John for baptism, he said, “You brood of snakes! Who warned you to flee the coming wrath?

Luke 6:45

A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart.

John 8:44

For you are the children of your father the devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies.

Ephesians 4:29

Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.

Ephesians 5:4

Obscene stories, foolish talk, and coarse jokes—these are not for you. Instead, let there be thankfulness to God.

James 3:2

Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way.

1 John 3:10

So now we can tell who are children of God and who are children of the devil. Anyone who does not live righteously and does not love other believers does not belong to God.

1 Samuel 24:13

As that old proverb says, ‘From evil people come evil deeds.’ So you can be sure I will never harm you.