Matthew 12:35
33 Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.
34 You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.
The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure.
36 But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure.
- KJV
- A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
- WEB
- The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things.
- ASV
- The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
- DARBY
- The good man out of the good treasure brings forth good things; and the wicked man out of the wicked treasure brings forth wicked things.
- BLB
- The good man out of his good treasure puts forth good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure puts forth evil things.
- ÅB
- Et godt menneske bærer fram gode ting fra det gode forrådet sitt, og et ondt menneske bærer fram onde ting fra det onde forrådet sitt.
- OTB
- Et godt menneske bringer gode ting ut av det gode som er lagret i ham, og et ondt menneske bringer onde ting ut av det onde som er lagret i ham.
- B1930
- Et godt menneske bærer frem gode ting av sitt gode forråd, og et ondt menneske bærer frem onde ting av sitt onde forråd.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Colossians 4:6
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
Read in contextProverbs 15:4
A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
Read in contextProverbs 15:28
The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.
Read in contextColossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
Read in contextProverbs 25:11–12
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
Read in contextMatthew 12:34
You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.
Read in contextProverbs 16:21–23
The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.
Read in contextProverbs 10:20–21
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.
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