^34 (A)You ^[a]offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, express any good things? ^(B)For the mouth speaks from that which fills the heart.

¹⁸ But ^(A)the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and those things defile the person.

^19 (A)For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, acts of adultery, other immoral sexual acts, thefts, false testimonies, and ^[a]slanderous statements.

²¹ For from within, out of the ^[a]hearts of people, come the evil thoughts, acts of sexual immorality, thefts, murders, acts of adultery,

^45 (A)The good person out of the good ^[a]treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil person out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil; ^(B)for his mouth speaks from ^[b]that which fills his heart.