Matthew 12:35 - The Scriptures 1998

³⁵ “The good man brings forth what is good from the good treasures of his heart, and the wicked man brings forth what is wicked from the wicked treasure.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁵ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁵ The good man from his inner good treasure flings forth good things, and the evil man out of his inner evil storehouse flings forth evil things.

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁵ 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.

Common English Bible

³⁵ Good people bring out good things from their good treasure. But evil people bring out evil things from their evil treasure.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁵ A good man offers good things from a good storehouse. And an evil man offers evil things from an evil storehouse.

Matthew 12:35 Cross References

Job 8:10

Do they not teach you, speak to you, and bring forth words from their heart?

Proverbs 12:6

The words of the wrong are, “Lie in wait for blood,” But the mouth of the straight delivers them.

Proverbs 15:23

A man has joy by the answer of his mouth, And how good is a word spoken in its season!

Proverbs 15:28

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

Proverbs 15:4

A healing tongue is a tree of life, But perverseness in it crushes the spirit.

Matthew 12:34

“Brood of adders! How are you able to speak what is good – being wicked? For the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.

Matthew 13:52

And He said to them, “Therefore every scholar of Scripture taught in the reign of the heavens is like a householder who brings out of his treasure matters, renewed, and old.”

Matthew 7:17

“So every good tree yields good fruit, but a rotten tree yields wicked fruit.

Luke 6:45

“The good man brings forth what is good out of the good treasure of his heart, and the wicked man brings forth what is wicked out of the wicked treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart his mouth speaks.

Ephesians 4:29

Let no corrupt word come out of your mouth, but only such as is good for the use of building up, so as to impart what is pleasant to the hearers.

Colossians 3:16

Let the Word of Messiah dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing with pleasure in your hearts to the Master in psalms and songs of praise and spiritual songs.

Colossians 4:6

Let your word always be with favour, seasoned with salt, so that you know how you ought to answer each one.