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

And an

For

Matthew 12:34

General references

Luke 24:14

Bible References

Good man

The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

that I should fulfill thy will, O my God. I am content to do it; yea, thy law is within my heart."

My mouth shall speak daily of thy righteousness and salvation; for I know no end thereof.

An innocent tongue is a noble treasure; but the heart of the ungodly is nothing worth.

A slanderous person pricketh like a sword; but a wise man's tongue is wholesome.

A joyful thing it is to a man, when his counsel is followed; and very pleasant is a word spoken in due season.

My son, bow down thine ear, and hearken unto the words of wisdom, apply thy mind unto my doctrine -

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart, bringeth forth good things. And an evil man out of his evil treasure, bringeth forth evil things.

He that believeth on me, as sayeth the scripture, 'Out of his belly shall flow rivers of water of life.'"

Let no filthy communication proceed out of your mouths: but that which is good to edify withal, when need is, that it may have favour with the hearers.

So that fornication, and all uncleanness or covetousness, be not once named among you, as it becometh saints:

Let your speech be always well favoured and be powdered with salt, that ye may know how to answer every man.

And an

They talk of vanity every one with his neighbour; they do but flatter with their lips, and dissemble in their double heart.

And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity, and his heart conceiveth falsehood within himself; and when he cometh forth, he telleth it.

Thy tongue imagineth wickedness, and with lies it cutteth like a sharp razor.

Behold, they speak against me with their mouth, and swords are under their lips, for who reproveth them?

who have whet their tongue like a sword, and shoot out their arrows, even bitter words,

The proud have laid a snare for me, and spread a net abroad with cords, yea and set traps in my way. Selah.

Would God that I had a cottage somewhere far from folk, that I might leave my people, and go from them: for they be all adulterers and a shrinking sort.

Then said Peter, "Ananias how is it that Satan hath filled thine heart, that thou shouldest lie unto the holy ghost, and keep away part of the price of the livelihood:

"Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I put the hands, he may receive the holy ghost."

"Their throat is an open sepulchre, with their tongues they have deceived." "The poison of Asps is under their lips."

even so the tongue is little member and boasteth great things. Behold how great a thing a little fire kindleth,

to give judgment against all men, and to rebuke all that are ungodly among them, of all their ungodly deeds, which they have ungodly committed, and of all their cruel speakings, which ungodly sinners have spoken against him."

For

O generation of vipers, how can ye say well, when ye yourselves are evil? For of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh.

General references

and they talked together of all these things that had happened.