{\b For the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath. Maschil of David.}\par\par\tab The fool hath said in his heart,\par\tab There is no God.\par\tab Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity;\par\tab There is none that doeth good.
Matthew 12:34 - American Standard Version 2015 Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You offspring of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil (wicked)? For out of the fullness (the overflow, the superabundance) of the heart the mouth speaks. American Standard Version (1901) Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. Common English Bible Children of snakes! How can you speak good things while you are evil? What fills the heart comes out of the mouth. Catholic Public Domain Version Progeny of vipers, how are you able to speak good things while you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version O generation of vipers, how can you speak good things, whereas you are evil? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. |
{\b For the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath. Maschil of David.}\par\par\tab The fool hath said in his heart,\par\tab There is no God.\par\tab Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity;\par\tab There is none that doeth good.
Who have whet their tongue like a sword,\par\tab And have aimed their arrows, even bitter words,
They encourage themselves in an evil purpose;\par\tab They commune of laying snares privily;\par\tab They say, Who will see them?
The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth,\par\tab And addeth learning to his lips.
Keep thy heart with all diligence;\par\tab For out of it are the issues of life.
For the fool will speak folly, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise profaneness, and to utter error against Jehovah, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
And justice is turned away backward, and righteousness standeth afar off; for truth is fallen in the street, and uprightness cannot enter.
None sueth in righteousness, and none pleadeth in truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
Therefore the Lord will not rejoice over their young men, neither will he have compassion on their fatherless and widows; for every one is profane and an evil-doer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.\par
The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
But the things which proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the heart; and they defile the man.
Ye serpents, ye offspring of vipers, how shall ye escape the judgment of hell?\par
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said unto them, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
He said therefore to the multitudes that went out to be baptized of him, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
The good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and the evil {\i man} out of the evil {\i treasure} bringeth forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.\par
Ye are of {\i your} father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.
Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.
nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, or jesting, which are not befitting: but rather giving of thanks.
For in many things we all stumble. If any stumbleth not in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.
In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
As saith the proverb of the ancients, Out of the wicked cometh forth wickedness; but my hand shall not be upon thee.