Matthew 12:34

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

`Brood of vipers! how are ye able to speak good things -- being evil? for out of the abundance of the heart doth the mouth speak.

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  • Luke 6:45 : 45 `The good man out of the good treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which `is' good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which `is' evil; for out of the abounding of the heart doth his mouth speak.
  • Matt 15:18 : 18 but the things coming forth from the mouth from the heart do come forth, and these defile the man;
  • Eph 4:29 : 29 Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;
  • Jas 3:5-8 : 5 so also the tongue is a little member, and doth boast greatly; lo, a little fire how much wood it doth kindle! 6 and the tongue `is' a fire, the world of the unrighteousness, so the tongue is set in our members, which is spotting our whole body, and is setting on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by the gehenna. 7 For every nature, both of beasts and of fowls, both of creeping things and things of the sea, is subdued, and hath been subdued, by the human nature, 8 and the tongue no one of men is able to subdue, `it is' an unruly evil, full of deadly poison,
  • 1 Sam 24:13 : 13 as saith the simile of the ancients, From the wicked goeth out wickedness, and my hand is not on thee.
  • Isa 32:6 : 6 For a fool speaketh folly, And his heart doth iniquity, to do profanity, And to speak concerning Jehovah error, To empty the soul of the hungry, Yea, drink of the thirsty he causeth to lack.
  • Matt 3:7 : 7 And having seen many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming about his baptism, he said to them, `Brood of vipers! who did shew you to flee from the coming wrath?
  • Matt 12:35 : 35 The good man out of the good treasure of the heart doth put forth the good things, and the evil man out of the evil treasure doth put forth evil things.
  • Matt 23:33 : 33 `Serpents! brood of vipers! how may ye escape from the judgment of the gehenna?
  • John 8:44 : 44 `Ye are of a father -- the devil, and the desires of your father ye will to do; he was a man-slayer from the beginning, and in the truth he hath not stood, because there is no truth in him; when one may speak the falsehood, of his own he speaketh, because he is a liar -- also his father.
  • Rom 3:10-14 : 10 according as it hath been written -- `There is none righteous, not even one; 11 There is none who is understanding, there is none who is seeking after God. 12 All did go out of the way, together they became unprofitable, there is none doing good, there is not even one. 13 A sepulchre opened `is' their throat; with their tongues they used deceit; poison of asps `is' under their lips. 14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.
  • Luke 3:7 : 7 Then said he to the multitudes coming forth to be baptised by him, `Brood of vipers! who did prompt you to flee from the coming wrath?
  • Ps 10:6-7 : 6 He hath said in his heart, `I am not moved,' To generation and generation not in evil. 7 Of oaths his mouth is full, And deceits, and fraud: Under his tongue `is' perverseness and iniquity,
  • Isa 59:4 : 4 There is none calling in righteousness, And there is none pleading in faithfulness, Trusting on emptiness, and speaking falsehood, Conceiving perverseness, and bearing iniquity.
  • Isa 59:14 : 14 And removed backward is judgment, And righteousness afar off standeth, For truth hath been feeble in the street, And straightforwardness is not able to enter,
  • Ps 53:1 : 1 To the Overseer. -- `On a disease.' -- An instruction, by David. A fool said in his heart, `There is no God.' They have done corruptly, Yea, they have done abominable iniquity, There is none doing good.
  • Ps 64:3 : 3 Who sharpened as a sword their tongue, They directed their arrow -- a bitter word.
  • Ps 64:5 : 5 They strengthen for themselves an evil thing, They recount of the hiding of snares, They have said, `Who doth look at it?'
  • Ps 120:2-4 : 2 O Jehovah, deliver my soul from a lying lip, From a deceitful tongue! 3 What doth He give to thee? And what doth He add to thee? O deceitful tongue! 4 Sharp arrows of a mighty one, with broom-coals.
  • Ps 140:2-3 : 2 Who have devised evils in the heart, All the day they assemble `for' wars. 3 They sharpened their tongue as a serpent, Poison of an adder `is' under their lips. Selah.
  • 1 John 3:10 : 10 In this manifest are the children of God, and the children of the devil; every one who is not doing righteousness, is not of God, and he who is not loving his brother,
  • Jer 7:2-5 : 2 Stand in the gate of the house of Jehovah, and thou hast proclaimed there this word, and hast said, Hear a word of Jehovah, all ye of Judah, who are coming in at these gates, to bow before Jehovah: 3 Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, Amend your ways, and your doings, And I cause you to dwell in this place. 4 Do not trust for yourselves Unto the words of falsehood, saying, The temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah, The temple of Jehovah `are' they! 5 For, if ye do thoroughly amend your ways and your doings, If ye do judgment thoroughly Between a man and his neighbour,
  • Ps 52:2-5 : 2 Mischiefs doth thy tongue devise, Like a sharp razor, working deceit. 3 Thou hast loved evil rather than good, Lying, than speaking righteousness. Selah. 4 Thou hast loved all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue. 5 Also -- God doth break thee down for ever, Taketh thee, and pulleth thee out of the tent, And He hath uprooted thee Out of the land of the living. Selah.

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    16From their fruits ye shall know them; do `men' gather from thorns grapes? or from thistles figs?

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    13A sepulchre opened `is' their throat; with their tongues they used deceit; poison of asps `is' under their lips.

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    8bear, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation,

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    21for from within, out of the heart of men, the evil reasonings do come forth, adulteries, whoredoms, murders,

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    19Thy mouth thou hast sent forth with evil, And thy tongue joineth deceit together,

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    31The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And the tongue of frowardness is cut out.

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    2For destruction doth their heart meditate, And perverseness do their lips speak.

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    14From the fruit of the mouth `is' one satisfied `with' good, And the deed of man's hands returneth to him.

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    24Turn aside from thee a froward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee,

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    7Of oaths his mouth is full, And deceits, and fraud: Under his tongue `is' perverseness and iniquity,

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    10and now also, the axe unto the root of the trees is laid, every tree therefore not bearing good fruit is hewn down, and to fire is cast.

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    9and already also the axe unto the root of the trees is laid, every tree, therefore, not making good fruit is cut down, and to fire it is cast.'

  • Matt 9:4
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    4And Jesus, having known their thoughts, said, `Why think ye evil in your hearts?

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    4A healed tongue `is' a tree of life, And perverseness in it -- a breach in the spirit.

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    5For thy mouth teacheth thine iniquity, And thou chooseth the tongue of the subtile.

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    2Vanity they speak each with his neighbour, Lip of flattery! With heart and heart they speak.

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    3The words of his mouth `are' iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently -- to do good.

  • Job 15:35
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    35To conceive misery, and to bear iniquity, Even their heart doth prepare deceit.

  • Jas 3:8
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    8and the tongue no one of men is able to subdue, `it is' an unruly evil, full of deadly poison,

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    11A fountain of life `is' the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.

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    9For there is no stability in their mouth. Their heart `is' mischiefs, An open grave `is' their throat, Their tongue they make smooth.