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.

General references

Bible References

Good man

Psalm 37:30
The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom;
his tongue speaks what is just.
Psalm 40:8
I delight to do Your will, my God;
Your instruction lives within me.”
Psalm 71:15
My mouth will tell about Your righteousness
and Your salvation all day long,
though I cannot sum them up.
Proverbs 10:20
The tongue of the righteous is pure silver;
the heart of the wicked is of little value.
Proverbs 12:18
There is one who speaks rashly,
like a piercing sword;
but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Proverbs 15:23
A man takes joy in giving an answer;
and a timely word—how good that is!
Proverbs 22:17
Listen closely, pay attention to the words of the wise,
and apply your mind to my knowledge.
Matthew 12:35
A good man produces good things from his storeroom of good, and an evil man produces evil things from his storeroom of evil.
John 7:38
The one who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, will have streams of living water flow from deep within him.”
Ephesians 4:29
No foul language is to come from your mouth, but only what is good for building up someone in need, so that it gives grace to those who hear.
Ephesians 5:3
But sexual immorality and any impurity or greed should not even be heard of among you, as is proper for saints.
Colossians 4:6
Your speech should always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer each person.

And an

Psalm 12:2
They lie to one another;
they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts.
Psalm 41:6
When one of them comes to visit, he speaks deceitfully;
he stores up evil in his heart;
he goes out and talks.
Psalm 52:2
Like a sharpened razor,
your tongue devises destruction,
working treachery.
Psalm 59:7
Look, they spew from their mouths—
sharp words from their lips.
“For who,” they say, “will hear?”
Psalm 64:3
who sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim bitter words like arrows,
Psalm 140:5
The proud hide a trap with ropes for me;
they spread a net along the path
and set snares for me.Selah
Jeremiah 9:2
If only I had a traveler’s lodging place
in the wilderness,
I would abandon my people
and depart from them,
for they are all adulterers,
a solemn assembly of treacherous people.
Acts 5:3
Then Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the proceeds from the field?
Acts 8:19
saying, “Give me this power too, so that anyone I lay hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”
Romans 3:13
Their throat is an open grave;
they deceive with their tongues.
Vipers’ venom is under their lips.
James 3:5
So too, though the tongue is a small part of the body, it boasts great things. Consider how large a forest a small fire ignites.
Jude 1:15
to execute judgment on all
and to convict them
of all their ungodly acts
that they have done in an ungodly way,
and of all the harsh things ungodly sinners
have said against Him.

For

Matthew 12:34
Brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.

General references

Luke 24:14
Together they were discussing everything that had taken place.

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