Parallel Verses

King James Version

O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

New American Standard Bible

You brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak what is good? For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart.

Holman Bible

Brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.

International Standard Version

You children of serpents! How can you say anything good when you are evil? The mouth speaks about what overflows from the heart.

A Conservative Version

Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

American Standard Version

Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Amplified

You brood of vipers, how can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart.

An Understandable Version

You children of snakes! Since you are evil, how do you expect to speak good things? For the mouth speaks what the heart is filled with.

Anderson New Testament

Generation of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

Bible in Basic English

You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth.

Common New Testament

You brood of vipers! how can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

Daniel Mace New Testament

O degenerate race, how can ye, wicked as ye are, utter any thing that is good? for "'tis the overflowing of the heart that the mouth dischargeth."

Darby Translation

Offspring of vipers! how can ye speak good things, being wicked? For of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

Godbey New Testament

O ye generations of vipers, how are you, being evil, able to speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

Goodspeed New Testament

You brood of snakes! how can you, bad as you are, utter anything good? For the mouth says only what the heart is full of.

John Wesley New Testament

Ye brood of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Julia Smith Translation

O generation of vipers! how can ye speak good things, being evil? for out of the abundance of the heart the month speaks.

King James 2000

O generation of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say good things [when you] are evil? For from the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

Modern King James verseion

Offspring of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

O generation of vipers, how can ye say well, when ye yourselves are evil? For of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh.

Moffatt New Testament

You brood of vipers, how can you speak good when you are evil? For the mouth utters what the heart is full of.

Montgomery New Testament

"You generation of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. "When the time of fruit drew near, he sent his slaves to the vine-dressers seized to get his fruit.

NET Bible

Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say anything good, since you are evil? For the mouth speaks from what fills the heart.

New Heart 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.

Noyes New Testament

How can ye, evil as ye are, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Sawyer New Testament

Offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

The Emphasized Bible

Broods of vipers! How can ye speak, good things, being, evil? For, out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Ye broods of vipers, how can ye speak good things, yourselves being wicked? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Twentieth Century New Testament

You brood of vipers! how can you, evil as you are, say anything good? For what fills the heart will rise to the lips.

Webster

O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh.

Weymouth New Testament

O vipers' brood, how can you speak what is good when you are evil? For it is from the overflow of the heart that the mouth speaks.

Williams New Testament

You brood of vipers! How can you, wicked as you are, say anything that is good? For the mouth talks about the things that fill the heart.

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.

Worrell New Testament

"Broods of vipers! how can ye speak good things, being yourselves evil? For, out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

Worsley New Testament

O race of vipers, how can ye speak good things, who are yourselves so wicked? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Youngs 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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
γέννημα 
Gennema 
Usage: 3

of vipers
ἔχιδνα 
Echidna 
Usage: 3

how
πῶς 
Pos 
Usage: 65

can ye
δύναμαι 
Dunamai 
can , cannot , be able, may , able,
Usage: 140

ὤν οὖσα ὄν 
On 
being, when ... was, which is, that is, not tr,
Usage: 128

πονηρός 
Poneros 
Usage: 36

λαλέω 
Laleo 
Usage: 235

G18
ἀγαθός 
Agathos 
Usage: 70

for
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

out
ἐκ ἐξ 
Ek 
of, from, out of, by, on, with,
Usage: 709

of the abundance
περίσσευμα 
Perisseuma 
Usage: 3

of the heart
καρδία 
Kardia 
Usage: 116

the mouth
στόμα 
Stoma 
Usage: 63

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Context Readings

Good Trees And Good Fruit Or Bad Trees And Bad Fruit

33 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. 34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. 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.


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 23:33

Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?

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 15:18

But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.

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.

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?

Psalm 10:6-7

He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.

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.

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.

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.

Psalm 52:2-5

Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp rasor, working deceitfully.

Psalm 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.

Psalm 64:3

Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:

Psalm 64:5

They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?

Psalm 120:2-4

Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.

Psalm 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.

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.

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.

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