Parallel Verses New Living Translation You brood of snakes! How could evil men like you speak what is good and right? For whatever is in your heart determines what you say. King James Bible O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. Darby Bible Translation Offspring of vipers! how can ye speak good things, being wicked? For of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 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. 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. Matthew 12:34 Parallel Commentary Wesley's Notes on the Bible12:34 In another kind likewise, the tree is known by its fruit - Namely, the heart by the conversation. Matthew 12:34 Parallel Commentaries Library On the Words of the Gospel, Matt. xii. 33, "Either Make the Tree Good, and Its Fruit Good," Etc. 1. The Lord Jesus hath admonished us, that we be good trees, and that so we may be able to bear good fruits. For He saith, "Either make the tree good, and his fruit good, or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt, for the tree is known by his fruit." [2484] When He says, "Make the tree good, and his fruit good;" this of course is not an admonition, but a wholesome precept, to which obedience is necessary. But when He saith, "Make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt;" this is not a … Saint Augustine—sermons on selected lessons of the new testament Sweet Comfort for Feeble Saints How to Read the Bible Strength in the Weak. Cross References 1 Samuel 24:13 As that old proverb says, 'From evil people come evil deeds.' So you can be sure I will never harm you. Proverbs 4:23 Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. Proverbs 16:23 From a wise mind comes wise speech; the words of the wise are persuasive. Isaiah 9:17 That is why the Lord takes no pleasure in the young men and shows no mercy even to the widows and orphans. For they are all wicked hypocrites, and they all speak foolishness. But even then the LORD's anger will not be satisfied. His fist is still poised to strike. Isaiah 32:6 For fools speak foolishness and make evil plans. They practice ungodliness and spread false teachings about the LORD. They deprive the hungry of food and give no water to the thirsty. Matthew 3:7 But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to watch him baptize, he denounced them. "You brood of snakes!" he exclaimed. "Who warned you to flee God's coming wrath? Matthew 12:35 A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. Jump to Previous Able Abundance Brood Evil Fills Generation Good Heart Heart's Mouth Offspring Overflow Snakes Speak Speaketh Speaks Store Vipers Wicked WordsJump to Next Able Abundance Brood Evil Fills Generation Good Heart Heart's Mouth Offspring Overflow Snakes Speak Speaketh Speaks Store Vipers Wicked WordsLinks Matthew 12:34 NIVMatthew 12:34 NLT Matthew 12:34 ESV Matthew 12:34 NASB Matthew 12:34 KJV Matthew 12:34 Bible Apps Matthew 12:34 Biblia Paralela Matthew 12:34 Chinese Bible Matthew 12:34 French Bible Matthew 12:34 German Bible Matthew 12:34 Commentaries Bible Hub |