Matthew 12:35
33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.
34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
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.
36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt 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 be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
Read in contextProverbs 15:4
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
Read in contextProverbs 15:28
The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
Read in contextColossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Read in contextProverbs 25:11–12
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
Read in contextMatthew 12:34
O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Read in contextProverbs 16:21–23
The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
Read in contextProverbs 10:20–21
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
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