Matthew 12:34
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
You 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
32 Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one 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 known 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 his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure.
36 But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
Matthew 12:34 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.
- KJV King James Version
- O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
- WEB World English Bible
- You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- '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.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Offspring of vipers! how can ye speak good things, being wicked? For of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
- WBS Webster Bible
- O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh.