Matthew 12:34
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34 (A)Brood[a] of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? (B)For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
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- Matthew 12:34 Offspring
Luke 6:45
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45 (A)A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil [a]treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out (B)of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
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- Luke 6:45 NU omits treasure of his heart
Matthew 15:18
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18 But (A)those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man.
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Ephesians 4:29
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29 (A)Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but (B)what is good for necessary [a]edification, (C)that it may impart grace to the hearers.
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- Ephesians 4:29 building up
1 Samuel 24:13
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13 As the proverb of the ancients says, (A)‘Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.’ But my hand shall not be against you.
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James 3:5-8
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5 Even so (A)the tongue is a little member and (B)boasts great things.
See how great a forest a little fire kindles! 6 And (C)the tongue is a fire, a world of [a]iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it (D)defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of [b]nature; and it is set on fire by [c]hell. 7 For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and creature of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind. 8 But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, (E)full of deadly poison.
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1 John 3:10
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The Imperative of Love(A)
10 In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother.
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Matthew 12:35
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35 A good man out of the good treasure [a]of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.
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- Matthew 12:35 NU, M omit of his heart
John 8:44
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44 (A)You are of your father the devil, and the (B)desires of your father you want to (C)do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and (D)does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.
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Isaiah 32:6
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6 For the foolish person will speak foolishness,
And his heart will work (A)iniquity:
To practice ungodliness,
To utter error against the Lord,
To keep the hungry unsatisfied,
And he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
Psalm 140:2-3
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2 Who plan evil things in their hearts;
(A)They continually gather together for war.
3 They sharpen their tongues like a serpent;
The (B)poison of asps is under their lips. Selah
Romans 3:10-14
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10 As it is written:
(A)“There is none righteous, no, not one;
11 There is none who understands;
There is none who seeks after God.
12 They have all turned aside;
They have together become unprofitable;
There is none who does good, no, not one.”
13 “Their(B) throat is an open [a]tomb;
With their tongues they have practiced deceit”;
(C)“The poison of asps is under their lips”;
14 “Whose(D) mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”
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- Romans 3:13 grave
Matthew 23:33
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33 Serpents, (A)brood[a] of vipers! How can you escape the condemnation of hell?
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- Matthew 23:33 offspring
Isaiah 59:14
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14 Justice is turned back,
And righteousness stands afar off;
For truth is fallen in the street,
And equity cannot enter.
Psalm 64:3
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3 Who sharpen their tongue like a sword,
(A)And bend their bows to shoot their arrows—bitter words,
Psalm 10:6-7
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6 (A)He has said in his heart, “I shall not be moved;
(B)I shall never be in adversity.”
7 (C)His mouth is full of cursing and (D)deceit and oppression;
Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity.
Matthew 3:7
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7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, (A)“Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from (B)the wrath to come?
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Luke 3:7
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John Preaches to the People(A)
7 Then he said to the multitudes that came out to be baptized by him, (B)“Brood[a] of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
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- Luke 3:7 Offspring
Isaiah 59:4
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4 No one calls for justice,
Nor does any plead for truth.
They trust in (A)empty words and speak lies;
(B)They conceive [a]evil and bring forth iniquity.
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- Isaiah 59:4 trouble
Psalm 120:2-4
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2 Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips
And from a deceitful tongue.
3 What shall be given to you,
Or what shall be done to you,
You false tongue?
4 Sharp arrows of the [a]warrior,
With coals of the broom tree!
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- Psalm 120:4 mighty one
Psalm 53:1
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Folly of the Godless, and the Restoration of Israel(A)
To the Chief Musician. Set to “Mahalath.” A [a]Contemplation of David.
53 The (B)fool has said in his heart,
“There is no God.”
They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity;
(C)There is none who does good.
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- Psalm 53:1 Heb. Maschil
Psalm 52:2-5
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2 Your tongue devises destruction,
Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
3 You love evil more than good,
Lying rather than speaking righteousness. Selah
4 You love all devouring words,
You deceitful tongue.
5 God shall likewise destroy you forever;
He shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place,
And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
Psalm 64:5
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5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter;
They talk of laying snares secretly;
(A)They say, “Who will see them?”
Jeremiah 7:2-5
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2 (A)“Stand in the gate of the Lord’s house, and proclaim there this word, and say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, all you of Judah who enter in at these gates to worship the Lord!’ ” 3 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: (B)“Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place. 4 (C)Do not trust in these lying words, saying, ‘The temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord are these.’
5 “For if you thoroughly amend your ways and your doings, if you thoroughly (D)execute [a]judgment between a man and his neighbor,
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- Jeremiah 7:5 justice
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