Matthew 12:34 meaning and explanation
You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.
Matthew 12:34, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus is speaking to the Pharisees who have just attributed His healing of a blind and mute man to Beelzebul, the prince of demons. Calling them a brood of vipers, He uses the image of poisonous snakes to expose the source of their accusation: their words reveal their hearts.
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