Matthew 12:34-37

34 "¹You brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak what is good? ²For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart.

35 "³The 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 ⁴the day of judgment.

37 "For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."

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Cross References 4

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

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