Luke 6:45

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Good man

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For

Matthew 12:34

General references

Luke 24:14

Bible References

Good man

The mouth of the righteous proclaims wisdom,
And his tongue speaks justice and truth.

“I delight to do Your will, O my God;
Your law is within my heart.”

My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness
And of Your [deeds of] salvation all day long,
For their number is more than I know.

The tongue of the righteous is like precious silver (greatly valued);
The heart of the wicked is worth little.

There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword,
But the tongue of the wise brings healing.

A man has joy in giving an appropriate answer,
And how good and delightful is a word spoken at the right moment—how good it is!

Listen carefully and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your mind to my knowledge;

The good man, from his [inner] good treasure, brings out good things; and the evil man, from his [inner] evil treasure, brings out evil things.

He who believes in Me [who adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Me], as the Scripture has said, ‘From his innermost being will flow continually rivers of living water.’”

Do not let unwholesome [foul, profane, worthless, vulgar] words ever come out of your mouth, but only such speech as is good for building up others, according to the need and the occasion, so that it will be a blessing to those who hear [you speak].

But sexual immorality and all [moral] impurity [indecent, offensive behavior] or greed must not even be hinted at among you, as is proper among saints [for as believers our way of life, whether in public or in private, reflects the validity of our faith].

Let your speech at all times be gracious and pleasant, seasoned with salt, so that you will know how to answer each one [who questions you].

And an

They speak deceitful and worthless words to one another;
With flattering lips and a double heart they speak.

And when one comes to see me, he speaks empty words,
While his heart gathers malicious gossip [against me];
When he goes away, he tells it [everywhere].

Your tongue devises destruction,
Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Look how they belch out [insults] with their mouths;
Swords [of sarcasm, ridicule, slander, and lies] are in their lips,
For they say, “Who hears us?”

Who have sharpened their tongues like a sword.
They aim venomous words as arrows,

The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords;
They have spread a net by the wayside;
They have set traps for me. Selah.

Oh that I had in the wilderness
A lodging place (a mere shelter) for wayfaring men,
That I might leave my people
And go away from them!
For they are all adulterers [worshiping idols instead of the Lord],
[They are] an assembly of treacherous men [of weak character, men without integrity].

But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and [secretly] keep back for yourself some of the proceeds [from the sale] of the land?

saying, “Give me this authority and power too, so that anyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”

“Their throat is an open grave;
They [habitually] deceive with their tongues.”
“The venom of asps is beneath their lips.”

In the same sense, the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things.

See [by comparison] how great a forest is set on fire by a small spark!

to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all the ungodly deeds they have done in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh and cruel things ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.”

For

You brood of vipers, how can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart.

General references

And they were talking with each other about all these things which had taken place.