Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart, brings forward the good thing; and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart, brings forward the evil thing: for out of the abundance of the heart does his month speak.

New American Standard Bible

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil; for his mouth speaks from that which fills his heart.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

A good man produces good out of the good storeroom of his heart. An evil man produces evil out of the evil storeroom, for his mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.

International Standard Version

A good person produces good from the good treasure of his heart, and an evil person produces evil from an evil treasure, because the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart."

A Conservative Version

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth the good, and the bad man out of the bad treasure of his heart brings forth the bad, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

American Standard Version

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

Amplified

The [intrinsically] good man produces what is good and honorable and moral out of the good treasure [stored] in his heart; and the [intrinsically] evil man produces what is wicked and depraved out of the evil [in his heart]; for his mouth speaks from the overflow of his heart.

An Understandable Version

The good person produces good things from the goodness stored up in his heart. And the evil person produces bad things from the evil [stored up in his heart]. For his mouth speaks what his heart is filled with.

Anderson New Testament

The good man, out of the good treasury of his heart, brings forth that which is good; and the evil man, out of the evil treasury of his heart, brings forth that which is evil. For out of the abundance of his heart his mouth speaks.

Bible in Basic English

The good man, out of the good store of his heart, gives good things; and the evil man, out of his evil store, gives evil: for out of the full store of the heart come the words of the mouth.

Common New Testament

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good, and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

Daniel Mace New Testament

a good man out of the good treasure of his heart produces what is good: and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart produces what is evil: for 'tis from the abundance of the heart, that the mouth speaketh.

Darby Translation

The good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, brings forth good; and the wicked man out of the wicked, brings forth what is wicked: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

Godbey New Testament

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth the good; and the wicked man out of the wicked treasure of his heart brings forth that which is wicked: for out of the abundance of his heart his mouth speaks.

Goodspeed New Testament

A good man, out of the good he has accumulated in his heart, produces good, and a bad man, out of what he has accumulated that is bad, produces what is bad. For his mouth says only what his heart is full of.

John Wesley New Testament

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 the mouth speaketh.

King James 2000

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The good person out of the good treasury of his heart brings forth good, and the evil person out of [his] evil [treasury] brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

Modern King James verseion

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth the good. And an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth the evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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.

Moffatt New Testament

The good man produces good from the good stored in his heart, and the evil man evil from his evil: for a man's mouth utters what his heart is full of.

Montgomery New Testament

"The good man out of the good treasure-house of his heart brings forth good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure-house of his heart brings forth evil; for the mouth speaks out of the abundance of the heart.

NET Bible

The good person out of the good treasury of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasury produces evil, for his mouth speaks from what fills his heart.

New Heart English Bible

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.

Noyes New Testament

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth that which is evil; for out of the abundance of his heart his mouth speaketh.

Sawyer New Testament

The good man out of the good treasury of his heart brings forth good, and the evil man out of the evil brings forth evil; for out of the abundance of the heart its mouth speaks.

The Emphasized Bible

The good man, out of the good treasure of the heart, bringeth forth that which is good; and, the wicked man, out of the wicked heart, bringeth forth that which is wicked; for, out of an overflowing of heart, speaketh, his mouth.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

A good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, produceth what is good; and a wicked man, from the evil treasure in his heart, produceth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Twentieth Century New Testament

A good man, from the good stores of his heart, brings out what is good; while a bad man, from his bad stores, brings out what is bad. For what fills a man's heart will rise to his lips.

Webster

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 from the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

Weymouth New Testament

A good man from the good stored up in his heart brings out what is good; and an evil man from the evil stored up brings out what is evil; for from the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks.

Williams New Testament

The good man, out of his good inner storehouse, brings forth what is good, the bad man, out of his bad one, what is bad. For a man's mouth usually speaks the things that fill his heart.

World English Bible

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.

Worrell New Testament

"The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth that which is good; and the evil, out of the evil treasure brings forth that which is evil; for out of the abundance of the heart does his mouth speak.

Worsley New Testament

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 out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

Youngs Literal Translation

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which is evil; for out of the abounding of the heart doth his mouth speak.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
A good
G18
ἀγαθός 
Agathos 
Usage: 70

man
ἄνθρωπος 
Anthropos 
ἄνθρωπος 
Anthropos 
man, not tr,
man, not tr,
Usage: 316
Usage: 316

out of
ἐκ ἐξ 
Ek 
ἐκ ἐξ 
Ek 
of, from, out of, by, on, with,
of, from, out of, by, on, with,
Usage: 709
Usage: 709

the good
G18
ἀγαθός 
Agathos 
Usage: 70

θησαυρός 
thesauros 
θησαυρός 
thesauros 
Usage: 4
Usage: 4

of his



Usage: 0
Usage: 0

καρδία 
Kardia 
καρδία 
Kardia 
Usage: 116
Usage: 116

προφέρω 
Prophero 
προφέρω 
Prophero 
Usage: 0
Usage: 0

G18
ἀγαθός 
Agathos 
Usage: 70

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

an evil
πονηρός 
Poneros 
Usage: 36

the evil
πονηρός 
Poneros 
Usage: 36

πονηρός 
Poneros 
Usage: 36

for
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

of
ἐκ ἐξ 
Ek 
of, from, out of, by, on, with,
Usage: 709

the abundance
περίσσευμα 
Perisseuma 
Usage: 3

of the heart
καρδία 
Kardia 
Usage: 116

his

Usage: 0

στόμα 
Stoma 
Usage: 63

References

American

Easton

Hastings

Morish

Context Readings

The Sermon On The Plain: Trees And Their Fruit

44 For each tree is known by its own fruit. For of thorns they gather not figs, nor of the bramble do they harvest the grape. 45 The good man out of the good treasure of his heart, brings forward the good thing; and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart, brings forward the evil thing: for out of the abundance of the heart does his month speak. 46 And why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not what I say?


Cross References

Psalm 37:30-31

The mouth of the just one shall speak wisdom, and his tongue shall speak judgment

Proverbs 4:23

Guard thy heart with all watching, for from it the goings forth of life.

Matthew 12:34-37

O generation of vipers! how can ye speak good things, being evil? for out of the abundance of the heart the month speaks.

Acts 8:19-23

Saying, Give me also this power, that upon whomsoever I put hands, he might receive the Holy Spirit.

Romans 3:13-14

Their throat an opened tomb; with their tongues have they used deceit; the poison of asps under their lips:

Ephesians 4:29

Let not any foul word go out of your mouth, but if any good to the building of necessity, that it might give grace to them hearing.

Ephesians 5:3-4

And fornication, and all uncleanness, or overreaching, let it not be named with you, as becomes the holy;

Ephesians 5:19

Speaking to yourselves on harps, and songs, and spiritual odes, singing and playing on the harp in your heart to the Lord;

Colossians 4:6

Your word always in grace, Seasoned with salt, to know how it is fitting for you to answer one another.

Hebrews 8:10

For this the covenant which I will set to the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord; giving my laws into their mind, and upon their hearts will I write them: and I will be to them for God, and they shall be to me for a people:

James 3:5-8

So also the tongue is a small member, and vaunts itself. Behold, how great a wood a little fire inflames

Psalm 12:2-4

They will speak vanity each with his neighbor: smooth lips, with a heart and a heart will they speak

Psalm 40:8-10

To do thine acceptance, O my God, I delighted; and thy law in the midst of my bowels.

Psalm 41:6-7

And if he came to see, he will speak vanity: his heart will gather vanity to him; he will go forth without; he will speak.

Psalm 52:2-4

Thy tongue will purpose mischief as a razor being sharpened, working deceit.

Psalm 59:7

Behold, they will gush out with their mouth: swords in their lips: for who heard?

Psalm 59:12

The sin of their mouth the word of their lips, and they shall be taken in their pride: and from cursing and from falsehood they will recount.

Psalm 64:3-8

Who sharpened as a sword their tongue, they bent their arrows a bitter word:

Psalm 71:15-18

My mouth shall recount thy justice, all the day thy salvation, for I knew not numbers.

Psalm 140:5

The proud hid a snare for me, and cords; they spread a net at the hand of the way; they set snares for me. Silence.

Proverbs 10:20-21

The tongue of the just is choice silver: the heart of the unjust is as little.

Proverbs 12:18

There is he talking idly as the piercings of the sword: and the tongue of the wise is healing.

Proverbs 15:23

Joy to the man in the answer of his mouth: and a word in its time how good

Proverbs 22:17-18

Incline thine ear and hear the words of the wise, and thou shalt set thy heart to my knowledge.

Jeremiah 9:2-5

Who will give me in the desert a lodging-place of travelers? and I will leave my people and go from them, for they all commit adultery; an assembly of those acting faithlessly.

John 7:38

He believing in me, as said the writing, from his belly shall flow rivers of living waters.

Acts 5:3

And Peter said, Ananias, wherefore filled Satan thy heart, for thee to belie the Holy Spirit, and separate from the price of the farm

2 Corinthians 4:6-7

For God, having spoken light to shine out of darkness, who shone in our hearts, to the enlightening of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 3:8

To me, the least of all the holy ones, was this grace given, to announce the good news in the nations, the untraceable riches of Christ.

Colossians 3:16

Let the word of Christ dwell in, you richly; teaching and reminding one another in all wisdom, playing with harps, and songs, and spiritual odes, with grace singing in your hearts to the Lord.

Jude 1:15

To do judgment to all, and to convince all their irreligious of all their works of irreligion which they have impiously acted, and of all the hard things which the sinful irreligious spake against him.

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