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


In Context

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

32 Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither in this age, 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 You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

35 The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things.

36 I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it 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 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.