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Matthew 12:33-37

Listen to Matthew 12:33-37

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33 "Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for 1the tree is known by its fruit.
34 "2You brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak what is good? 3For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart.
35 "4The good man brings out of his good treasure what is good; and the evil man brings out of his evil treasure what is evil.
36 "But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in 5the day of judgment.
37 "For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."

Cross References 5

  • 1. Matthew 7:16-18; Luke 6:43, 44; John 15:4-7
  • 2. Matthew 3:7; Matthew 23:33; Luke 3:7
  • 3. 1 Samuel 24:13; Isaiah 32:6; Matthew 12:34, 35; Matthew 15:18; Luke 6:45; Ephesians 4:29; James 3:2-12
  • 4. Proverbs 10:20, 21; Proverbs 25:11, 12; Matthew 13:52; Colossians 4:6
  • 5. Matthew 10:15

Footnotes 7

  • [a] Lit "good things"
  • [b] Lit "good things"
  • [c] Lit "evil things"
  • [d] Or "useless"
  • [e] Lit "will speak"
  • [f] Or "in accordance with"
  • [g] Or "in accordance with"
Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.Lockman.org

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