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Matthew 12:34 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Matthew 12:34Greek Interlinear

Greek · Matthew 12:3417 words
GreekMeaning
γεννήματαgennēmata
OffspringnounG1081
ἐχιδνῶνechidnōn
of vipersnounG2191
πῶςpōs
howadverbG4459
δύνασθεdynasthe
are you ableverbG1410
ἀγαθὰagatha
good thingsadjectiveG18
λαλεῖνlalein
to speakverbG2980
πονηροὶponēroi
eviladjectiveG4190
ὄντεςontes
being?verbG1510
ἐκek
Out ofprepositionG1537
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
περισσεύματοςperisseumatos
overflownounG4051
τῆςtēs
of thearticleG3588
καρδίαςkardias
heartnounG2588
τὸto
thearticleG3588
στόμαstoma
mouthnounG4750
λαλεῖlalei
speaksverbG2980
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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Aisha MbekiNote1mo ago
From Abundance, the Mouth Speaks
The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. This...
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