Matthew 12:33-37
By David Dann
Matthew 12:37
37 "For by your words you will be
justified, and by your words you will
be condemned."
Matthew 12:22-24
22 Then one was brought to Him who was
demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He
healed him, so that the blind and mute man
both spoke and saw.
23 And all the multitudes were amazed and
said, "Could this be the Son of David?"
24 Now when the Pharisees heard it they
said, "This fellow does not cast out demons
except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the
demons."
Matthew 12:33-35
33 "Either make the tree good and its fruit
good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit
bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.
34 "Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil,
speak good things? For out of the abundance
of the heart the mouth speaks.
35 "A good man out of the good treasure of
his heart brings forth good things, and an evil
man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil
things.
Matthew 12:36-37
36 "But I say to you that for every idle word
men may speak, they will give account of it in
the day of judgment.
37 "For by your words you will be justified,
and by your words you will be condemned."
Matthew 12:34-35
34 "Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil,
speak good things? For out of the abundance
of the heart the mouth speaks.
35 "A good man out of the good treasure of
his heart brings forth good things, and an evil
man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil
things.
Proverbs 27:19
19 As in water face reflects face, So a
man's heart reveals the man.
Matthew 5:8
8 Blessed are the pure in heart, For
they shall see God.
Proverbs 26:28
28 A lying tongue hates those who
are crushed by it, And a flattering
mouth works ruin.
Matthew 12:37
37 "For by your words you will be
justified, and by your words you will
be condemned."
Ephesians 4:29
29 Let no corrupt word proceed out
of your mouth, but what is good for
necessary edification, that it may
impart grace to the hearers.
Colossians 4:6
6 Let your speech always be with
grace, seasoned with salt, that you
may know how you ought to answer
each one.
Titus 1:13
13 This testimony is true. Therefore
rebuke them sharply, that they may
be sound in the faith…
Justified (Gr. dikaioo)
“to declare to be righteous, to
pronounce righteous” (Vine’s
Expository Dictionary, 339).
Matthew 12:37
37 "For by your words you will be
justified, and by your words you will
be condemned."
Matthew 12:37
37 "For by your words you will be
justified, and by your words you will
be condemned."
James 3:6-7
6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of
iniquity. The tongue is so set among our
members that it defiles the whole body,
and sets on fire the course of nature; and
it is set on fire by hell.
7 For every kind of beast and bird, of
reptile and creature of the sea, is tamed
and has been tamed by mankind.
James 3:8-10
8 But no man can tame the tongue. It is
an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
9 With it we bless our God and Father,
and with it we curse men, who have been
made in the similitude of God.
10 Out of the same mouth proceed
blessing and cursing. My brethren, these
things ought not to be so.
Ephesians 4:25, 31
25 Therefore, putting away lying, "Let
each one of you speak truth with his
neighbor," for we are members of one
another…
31 …Let all bitterness, wrath, anger,
clamor, and evil speaking be put away
from you, with all malice.
Ephesians 5:3-4
3 But fornication and all uncleanness or
covetousness, let it not even be named
among you, as is fitting for saints;
4 neither filthiness, nor foolish talking,
nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting,
but rather giving of thanks.
Proverbs 26:20, 22
20 Where there is no wood, the fire goes
out; And where there is no talebearer,
strife ceases…
22 …The words of a talebearer are like
tasty trifles, And they go down into the
inmost body.
Jude 16
16 These are grumblers, complainers,
walking according to their own lusts; and
they mouth great swelling words,
flattering people to gain advantage.
Profanity &
Euphemisms
“Gosh”
“Darn”
“Heck”
“Gee”
“OMG”
“LMAO”
Condemned (Gr. katadikazo)
“to pronounce judgment against, to
condemn” (Vine’s Expository Dictionary,
119).
Matthew 12:37
37 "For by your words you will be
justified, and by your words you will
be condemned."