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Matthew 12:33-37 NWT
. . ."Either you people make the tree fine and its fruit fine or make the tree rotten and its fruit rotten; for by its fruit the tree is known. 34 Offspring of vipers, how can you speak good things, when you are wicked? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 The good man out of his good treasure sends out good things, whereas the wicked man out of his wicked treasure sends out wicked things. 36 I tell you that every unprofitable saying that men speak, they will render an account concerning it on Judgment Day; 37 for by your words you will be declared righteous, and by your words you will be condemned."

Matthew 12:33-37 ALT
(33) "Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree rotten and its fruit rotten, for the tree is known by its fruit. (34) "Brood of vipers! How are you* able to be speaking good things, being evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. (35) "The good person out of the good treasure [within him] brings forth good [things], and the evil person out of the evil treasure [within him] brings forth evil [things]. (36) "But I say to you*, every idle [or, careless] word which the people shall speak, they will render an account concerning it in [the] day of judgment. (37) "For by your words you will be justified [or, declared righteous], and by your words you will be condemned."

Matthew 12:33-37 BBE
(33) Make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad; for by its fruit you will get knowledge of the tree. (34) You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth. (35) The good man out of his good store gives good things; and the evil man out of his evil store gives evil things. (36) And I say to you that in the day when they are judged, men will have to give an account of every foolish word they have said. (37) For by your words will your righteousness be seen, and by your words you will be judged.

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation