In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,
Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.