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


In Context

31 Therefore I say unto you, Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men; but the blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven.

32 And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but whosoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in that which is to come.

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

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

35 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.

36 And I say unto 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 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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