Matthew 12:34-36
World English Bible
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[a] 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.
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- 12:35 TR adds “of the heart”
Matthew 12:34-36
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
34 You offspring of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil (wicked)? For out of the fullness (the overflow, the [a]superabundance) of the heart the mouth speaks.
35 The good man from his inner good treasure [b]flings forth good things, and the evil man out of his inner evil storehouse [c]flings forth evil things.
36 But I tell you, on the day of judgment men will have to give account for every [d]idle (inoperative, nonworking) word they speak.
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- Matthew 12:34 Alexander Souter, Pocket Lexicon.
- Matthew 12:35 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- Matthew 12:35 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- Matthew 12:36 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
Matthew 12:34-36
New International Version
34 You brood of vipers,(A) how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks(B) what the heart is full of. 35 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. 36 But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken.
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