Matthew 12:34

Jesus calls the Pharisees a brood of vipers, for the mouth speaks what fills the heart.

Cross-references · 23

• Luke 6:45The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.
• Matt 15:18But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.
• Eph 4:29Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
• 1 Sam 24:13As the old proverb says, ‘Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.’ But my hand will never be against you.
• Jas 3:5–8In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.
• 1 Jn 3:10By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.
• Ps 140:2–3who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long.
• Matt 12:35The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure.
• John 8:44You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
• Isa 32:6For a fool speaks foolishness; his mind plots iniquity. He practices ungodliness and speaks falsely about the LORD; he leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink.
• Matt 23:33You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?
• Rom 3:10–14As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one.
• Isa 59:14So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter.
• Ps 10:6–7He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.”
• Ps 64:3who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,
• Matt 3:7But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
• Ps 52:2–5Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.
• Luke 3:7Then John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
• Ps 64:5They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.
• Ps 120:2–4Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.
• Isa 59:4No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.
• Ps 53:1For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their ways are vile. There is no one who does good.
• Jer 7:2–5“Stand in the gate of the house of the LORD and proclaim this message: Hear the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah who enter through these gates to worship the LORD.

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