Matthew 12:34-35 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. “O generation of vipers!” - Christ here applies the argument which he had suggested in the previous verse. They were a wicked race; like poisonous reptiles, with a corrupt and evil nature. They could not be expected to speak good things - that is, to speak favorably of him and his works. As the bad fruit of a tree was the proper effect of its nature, so were their words about him and his works the proper effect of their nature. The abundance or fullness of the heart produced the words of the lips. Out of the abundance (the overflowing) of the heart - Wicked words and sinful actions may be considered as the overflowing of a heart that is more than full of the spirit of wickedness; and holy words and righteous deeds may be considered as the overflowing of a heart that is filled with the Holy Spirit, and running over with love to God and man. Matthew 12:3 “But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?”
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