Verse List for MAT 12:34

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OET (OET-RV) You brood of snakes! You’re evil inside, so why do you think you can say anything that’s good? After all, your mouths speak out of what’s plentiful in your hearts.

OET-LV Brood of _vipers, being evil how are _you _all _being _able to _be _speaking good things?
For/Because the mouth is _speaking out _of the excess of _the heart.

ULT You offspring of vipers, being evil, how are you able to say good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

UST You people are sneaky and dangerous like poisonous snakes! Because you are wicked, you cannot say anything good. I say that because people speak based on what they are thinking about.

BSB & MSB You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.

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

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

OEB You children of snakes! How can you, evil as you are, say anything good? For what fills the heart will rise to the lips.

WEBBE & WMBB You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

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

LSV Brood of vipers! How are you able to speak good things—being evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

FBV You viper's brood, how can you who are evil say anything good? For your mouth simply says what your mind is busy thinking about.

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

T4T What you teach harms people spiritually like poisonous snakes harm them physically [MET]! You are not able to speak good things because you are evil [RHQ]. Evil people [SYN] like you speak what comes from all that is in their ◄inner beings/hearts►.

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

BBE 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.

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

Wymth 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.

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

DRA O generation of vipers, how can you speak good things, whereas you are evil? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

YLT '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.

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

RV Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
(Ye/You_all offspring of vipers, how can ye/you_all, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh/speaks.)

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

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

KJB-1769 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
(Oh generation of vipers, how can ye/you_all, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh/speaks.)

KJB-1611 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being euil, speake good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps O generation of vipers, howe can ye speake good thynges, when ye your selues are euyll? For out of the aboundauce of the heart, the mouth speaketh.
(Oh generation of vipers, how can ye/you_all speak good things, when ye/you_all yourselves are evil? For out of the aboundauce of the heart, the mouth speaketh/speaks.)

Gnva O generations of vipers, howe can you speake good things, when ye are euill? For of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
(Oh generations of vipers, how can you speak good things, when ye/you_all are evil? For of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh/speaks.)

Cvdl O ye generacio of vypers, how can ye speake good, whan ye youre selues are euell? For of ye abundace of ye hert ye mouth speaketh.
(Oh ye/you_all generation of vypers, how can ye/you_all speak good, when ye/you_all yourselves are evil? For of ye/you_all abundace of ye/you_all heart ye/you_all mouth speaketh/speaks.)

TNT O generacion of viperes how can ye saye well when ye youre selves are evyll? For of the aboundance of the hert the mouthe speaketh.
(Oh generation of viperes how can ye/you_all say well when ye/you_all your(pl) selves are evil? For of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh/speaks.)

Wycl Ye generacioun of eddris, hou moun ye speke goode thingis, whanne ye ben yuele? For the mouth spekith of plente of the herte.
(Ye/You_all generation of adders, how may/can ye/you_all speak good things, when ye/you_all been evil? For the mouth speaketh/speaks of plenty of the heart.)

Luth Ihr Otterngezüchte, wie könnet ihr Gutes reden, dieweil ihr böse seid? Wes das Herz voll ist, des gehet der Mund über.
(You(pl) otter_breeding, as/like could you(pl)/their/her goodness/good_(person) talk(v), meanwhile you(pl)/their/her evil are? What the heart full/whole is, the goes the/of_the mouth above.)

ClVg Progenies viperarum, quomodo potestis bona loqui, cum sitis mali? ex abundantia enim cordis os loquitur.[fn]
(Offspring of_vipers, how can_you good(s) to_speak, when/with thirsts mali? from abundance because of_the_heart mouth speaks.)

SR-GNT Γεννήματα ἐχιδνῶν, πῶς δύνασθε ἀγαθὰ λαλεῖν, πονηροὶ ὄντες; Ἐκ γὰρ τοῦ περισσεύματος τῆς καρδίας, τὸ στόμα λαλεῖ. ‡

UGNT γεννήματα ἐχιδνῶν, πῶς δύνασθε ἀγαθὰ λαλεῖν, πονηροὶ ὄντες? ἐκ γὰρ τοῦ περισσεύματος τῆς καρδίας, τὸ στόμα λαλεῖ.

SBL-GNT γεννήματα ἐχιδνῶν, πῶς δύνασθε ἀγαθὰ λαλεῖν πονηροὶ ὄντες; ἐκ γὰρ τοῦ περισσεύματος τῆς καρδίας τὸ στόμα λαλεῖ.

RP-GNT Γεννήματα ἐχιδνῶν, πῶς δύνασθε ἀγαθὰ λαλεῖν, πονηροὶ ὄντες; Ἐκ γὰρ τοῦ περισσεύματος τῆς καρδίας τὸ στόμα λαλεῖ.

TC-GNT γεννήματα ἐχιδνῶν, πῶς δύνασθε ἀγαθὰ λαλεῖν, πονηροὶ ὄντες; ἐκ γὰρ τοῦ περισσεύματος τῆς καρδίας τὸ στόμα λαλεῖ.