Matthew 12:34
You banim of nechashim (sons of snakes), how are you able to speak tovot (good things), for out of the abundance of the lev (heart) the mouth speaks.
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1 Samuel 24:13Hashem judge between me and thee, and Hashem avenge me on thee; but mine yad shall not be upon thee.
Psalms 52:2When Do'eg HaAdomi [the Edomite] went to Sha'ul and said to him, Dovid has gone to Bais Achimelech) 1
Psalms 64:3Hide me from the sod (secret counsel, conspiracy) of the re'im; 1 from the rigshah (insurrection, noisy crowd, assembly) of the workers of iniquity; 1
Psalms 120:2Save my nefesh, Hashem, from sefat sheker (lying lips), 1 and from lashon remiyyah (a tongue of deceit). 1
Isaiah 32:6For the naval will speak foolishness, 1 and his lev will work evil, to practise khonef (hypocrisy), 1 and to utter to'ah (error, perversity) against Hashem, 1 to leave unsatisfied the nefesh of the ra'av (hungry), 1 and he will cause the drink of the tzameh (thirsty) to fail. 1
Isaiah 59:14And mishpat (justice) is turned back, 1 and tzedakah (righteousness) standeth afar off; 1 for emes (truth) is fallen in the rechov (street), 1 and nacho'ach (honesty) cannot enter. 1
Matthew Henry on Matthew 12:23-38
The Sin against the Holy Ghost. 22 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw. 23 And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David? 24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. 25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or… Read the whole commentary →