Matthew 12:34-37

34 ¹You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, ²when you are evil? ³For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

35 ⁴The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil.

36 I tell you, ⁵on the day of judgment ⁶people will give account for ⁷every careless word they speak,

37 for ⁸by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned. ”

Cross References

• 1. 12:34 ch. 3:7; 23:33
• 2. 12:34 ch. 7:11
• 3. 12:34 ch. 15:18, 19; Luke 6:45; [ch. 13:52; Eph. 4:29]
• 4. 12:35 [See ver. 34 above]
• 5. 12:36 [Eph. 5:4, 11; 2 Pet. 1:8]
• 6. 12:36 Eccles. 12:14; Rom. 14:12; 1 Pet. 4:5
• 7. 12:36 See Acts 17:31
• 8. 12:37 [ch. 5:22; James 3:2-12]