Verse Comparison: Matthew 12:34
American Standard Version
Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Amplified® Bible
You offspring of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil (wicked)? For out of the fullness (the overflow, the superabundance) of the heart the mouth speaks.
Contemporary English Version
You are a bunch of evil snakes, so how can you say anything good? Your words show what is in your hearts.
Darby English Version
Offspring of vipers! how can ye speak good things, being wicked? For of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
Good News Bible
You snakes---how can you say good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.
International Standard Version
You children of serpents! How can you say anything good when you are evil? For the mouth speaks out of the abundance of the heart.
King James Version
O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
New American Standard Bible
"You brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak what is good? For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart.
New International Version
You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.
New King James Version
Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"You brood of vipers, how can you, having evil, speak good? For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart.
Revised Standard Version
You brood of vipers! how can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
Young's Literal Translation
`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.