Matthew 12:34
World English Bible (WEB)
You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.
In context
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, either in this age, or 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 every translation
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.