Matthew 12:34 KJV
O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Scofield Notes
- generationProgeny. Matt 3:7; Matt 23:33.
Matthew Henry
- Evil words proceed from an evil heartMen's language discovers what country they are of, likewise what manner of spirit they are of. The heart is the fountain, words are the streams. A troubled...
Thompson Chains
- Evil GenerationSee the chain from Deuteronomy 32:5 · 7 links
- Seed of the WickedSee the chain from Job 27:14 · 4 links
- Serpents (2)Link 3 of 4 · next Matthew 23:33
- Renewed HeartSee the chain from Deuteronomy 5:29 · 7 links
Harmony of the Gospels
- § 48 The healing of a Demoniac. The Scribes and Pharisees blasphemeAlso Mark 3:19–30; Luke 11:14–15; Luke 11:17–23
Cross References
- Luke 6:45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
- Matthew 15:18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
- Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
- James 3:5–8 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! …
- 1 Samuel 24:13 As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
- Isaiah 32:6 For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
- Matthew 3:7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
- Matthew 12:35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
- Matthew 23:33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
- John 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
- Psalms 10:6–7 He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity. …
- Psalms 53:1 <To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David.> The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.
- Psalms 64:3 Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
- Psalms 64:5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
- Psalms 120:2–4 Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue. …
- Psalms 140:2–3 Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war. …
- Isaiah 59:4 None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
- Isaiah 59:14 And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.
- Luke 3:7 Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
- Romans 3:10–14 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: …
- 1 John 3:10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
- Psalms 52:2–5 Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. …
- Jeremiah 7:2–5 Stand in the gate of the LORD'S house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all ye of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the LORD. …
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Topics
- Depravity of man General scriptures concerning
- Heart Is a fountain of evil
- Jesus, the Christ Heals a demoniac, and denounces the scribes and Pharisees (in Galilee)
- Miracles Heals a demoniac
- Regeneration General scriptures concerning
- Sin Unclassified scriptures relating to, defining and illustrating
- Speaking Evil
- Wicked (people) Punishment of
Timeline
- Timeline of the BibleAbout AD 27–31 · The Ministry of Jesus Christ
Strong’s Numbers
- O generation γέννημα génnēma
- of vipers ἔχιδνα échidna
- how πῶς pōs
- can ye δύναμαι dýnamai
- being ὤν ṓn
- evil πονηρός ponērós
- speak λαλέω laléō
- good things ἀγαθός agathós
- for γάρ gár
- out of ἐκ ek
- the abundance περίσσευμα perísseuma
- of the heart καρδία kardía
- the mouth στόμα stóma
- speaketh λαλέω laléō
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