Matthew 12:34

34 1You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, 2when you are evil? 3For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

Matthew 12:34 In-Context

32 And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.
33 "Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for the tree is known by its fruit.
34 You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
35 The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil.
36 I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak,

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Cross References 3

  • 1. Matthew 3:7; Matthew 23:33
  • 2. Matthew 7:11
  • 3. Matthew 15:18, 19; Luke 6:45; [Matthew 13:52; Ephesians 4:29]
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