Matthew 12:34
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
34 [a](A)You brood of vipers, how can you say good things when you are evil? For from the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.
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- 12:34 The admission of Jesus’ goodness cannot be made by the Pharisees, for they are evil, and the words that proceed from their evil hearts cannot be good.
Matthew 23:33
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
33 (A)You serpents, you brood of vipers, how can you flee from the judgment of Gehenna?
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Isaiah 59:5
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
5 [a]They hatch adders’ eggs,
and weave spiders’ webs:
Whoever eats the eggs will die,
if one of them is crushed, it will hatch a viper;(A)
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- 59:5–6 The eggs signify evil works, doing positive harm; the webs are devices that serve no useful purpose.
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