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


In Context

31 And so I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

32 Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.

33 "Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit.

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

35 The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him.

36 But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.

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 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.

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.