Matthew 12:34

World Messianic Bible British Edition

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

Cross References

Psalm 53:1

The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good.

Psalm 64:3

who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and aim their arrows, deadly words,

Psalm 64:5

They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying snares secretly. They say, “Who will see them?”

Proverbs 16:23

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

Proverbs 4:23

Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.

Isaiah 32:6

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

Isaiah 59:14

Justice is turned away backward, and righteousness stands far away; for truth has fallen in the street, and uprightness can’t enter.

Isaiah 59:4

No one sues in righteousness, and no one pleads in truth. They trust in vanity and speak lies. They conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.

Isaiah 9:17

Therefore the Lord will not rejoice over their young men, neither will he have compassion on their fatherless and widows; for everyone is profane and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

Matthew 12:35

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

Matthew 15:18

But the things which proceed out of the mouth come out of the heart, and they defile the man.

Matthew 23:33

You serpents, you offspring of vipers, how will you escape the judgement of Gehinnom?

Matthew 3:7

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his immersion, he said to them, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Luke 3:7

He said therefore to the multitudes who went out to be immersed by him, “You offspring 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 out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.

John 8:44

You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn’t stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar, and the father of lies.

Ephesians 4:29

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Ephesians 5:4

nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate, but rather giving of thanks.

James 3:2

For we all stumble in many things. Anyone who doesn’t stumble in word is a perfect person, able to bridle the whole body also.

1 John 3:10

In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the devil. Whoever doesn’t do righteousness is not of God, neither is he who doesn’t love his brother.

1 Samuel 24:13

As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes wickedness;’ but my hand will not be on you.