Matthew 12:35

Good Trees And Good Fruit Or Bad Trees And Bad Fruit

³⁴ You brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak what is good? For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart. ³⁵ The good man brings out of his good treasure what is good; and the evil man brings out of his evil treasure what is evil. ³⁶ But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment.

Good Man

What is Good

Put Forth

Proverbs 10:20-21

The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver,
The heart of the wicked is worth little.

Proverbs 25:11-12

Like apples of gold in settings of silver
Is a word spoken in right circumstances.

Matthew 13:52

And Jesus said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a head of a household, who brings out of his treasure things new and old.”

Colossians 4:6

Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.

Psalm 37:30-31

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,
And his tongue speaks justice.

Proverbs 12:6

The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,
But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.

Proverbs 12:17-19

He who speaks truth tells what is right,
But a false witness, deceit.

Proverbs 15:4

A soothing tongue is a tree of life,
But perversion in it crushes the spirit.

Proverbs 15:23

A man has joy in an apt answer,
And how delightful is a timely word!

Proverbs 15:28

The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer,
But the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

Proverbs 16:21-23

The wise in heart will be called understanding,
And sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness.

Matthew 12:34

You brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak what is good? For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart.

Ephesians 4:29

Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear.

Colossians 3:16

Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.