Mat 12:34-35, 15:19-20, Mar 7:21-23 | ESV | STEP | You brood of vipers ! How can you speak good , when you are evil ? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks .

a ch. 3:7; 23:33

b ch. 7:11

c ch. 15:18, 19; Luke 6:45; [ch. 13:52; Eph. 4:29]

d[See ver. 34 above]

e James 2:4

f ch. 5:22, 28; See Ex. 20:13-16

g Eph. 4:31; Col. 3:8; 1 Tim. 6:4

h 1 Cor. 6:9, 10

i Mark 7:2, 5

j Matt. 5:22, 28; See Ex. 20:13, 14, 17

k 2 Cor. 12:21; Gal. 5:19; Eph. 4:19; 2 Pet. 2:7; Jude 4

lSee Matt. 6:23 (Gk.)

m Eph. 4:31; Col. 3:8; 1 Tim. 6:4

nSee Luke 1:51

o[Eph. 5:17]

p 1 Cor. 6:9, 10

Matthew 12:34-35

34 ^aYou brood of vipers! How can you speak good, ^bwhen you are evil? ^cFor out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 ^dThe good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil.

Matthew 15:19-20

19 For out of the heart come ^eevil thoughts, ^fmurder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, ^gslander. 20 ^hThese are what defile a person. But ⁱto eat with unwashed hands does not defile anyone.”

Mark 7:21-23

21 For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, ^jmurder, adultery, 22 coveting, wickedness, deceit, ^ksensuality, ^lenvy, ^mslander, ⁿpride, ^ofoolishness. 23 ^pAll these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”