34O generation of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.


In Context

31 Why I say to you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven to men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven to men.

32 And whoever speaks a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whoever speaks against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.

33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.

34 O generation of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart brings forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.

36 But I say to you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

Matthew 12:34 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:34O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:34You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:34O 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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:34Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:34Offspring of vipers! how can ye speak good things, being wicked? For of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:34Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:34O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:34You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:34Brood of vipers! how are ye able to speak good things — being evil? for out of the abundance of the heart doth the mouth speak.