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.
Matthew 12:34 - Y'all Version Bible Brood of vipers, how can y’all, being evil, say anything good? For from what fills the heart, the mouth speaks. 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. |
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.
who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and aim their arrows, deadly words,
They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying snares secretly. They say, “Who will see them?”
The heart of the wise instructs their mouth, and increases the persuasiveness of their lips.
Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.
For the fool will speak folly, and his heart will work iniquity, to practice profanity, and to utter error against YHWH, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
Justice is turned away backward, and righteousness stands far away; for truth has fallen in the street, and uprightness can’t enter.
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.
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.
The good human brings out of their good treasure what is good, and the evil human brings out of their evil treasure what is evil.
But the things that come out of the mouth proceed from the heart, and these are what defile a human.
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism, he said to them, “Y’all brood of vipers! Who warned y’all to flee from the wrath to come?
Then John said to the multitudes who went out to be baptized by him, “Y’all brood of vipers, who warned y’all to flee from the wrath to come?
The good human produces good from the good treasure in their heart, while the evil person produces evil from evil treasure in their heart. For out of the abundance of the heart, one’s mouth speaks.
Y’all are of your* father the devil, and y’all want to do what your* father desires. 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.
Let no unwholesome words come out of y’all’s mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.
nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate, but rather thanksgiving.
For we all stumble in many ways. Anyone who doesn’t stumble in what they say is a perfect person, able to bridle their entire body.
In this, the children of God and the children of the devil are revealed: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who doesn’t love their sibling.
As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes wickedness;’ but my hand will not be on you.