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

Colossians 4:6

And an

Jude 1:15

For

Matthew 12:34

General references

Luke 24:14

Bible References

Good man

a good man out of the good treasure produces good things: and an evil man, out of the evil treasure, produces evil things.

he that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his heart shall flow rivers of living water.

let no obscene language defile your mouth, use only such as tends to edification, that it may be beneficial to the hearers.

But fornication, and all impurity, or inordinate desire, let it not be approved by you, as being unworthy of christians: neither ribaldry,

let an air of modesty appear in all your discourse; and let it be seasoned with discretion, in making a proper reply, when you are call'd into question.

And an

upon which Peter said, Ananias, how could satan inspire thine heart to lye to the holy ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

give me too this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands he may receive the holy spirit.

their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

so the tongue is but a small part of the body, yet how grand are its pretensions. a spark of fire! what quantities of timber will it blow into a flame?

to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the impious among them, of all the impious actions they have committed, and of all the injurious expressions, which impious sinners have utter'd against him."

For

O degenerate race, how can ye, wicked as ye are, utter any thing that is good? for "'tis the overflowing of the heart that the mouth dischargeth."

General references

and their conversation ran upon all that had lately happened.