"The goodmanbringsout of [his] goodtreasurewhat is good;and the evilmanbringsout of [his] eviltreasurewhat is evil.
"Will they not teachyou [and] tellyou, And bringforthwordsfrom their minds?
The wordsof the wickedliein waitfor blood,But the mouthof the uprightwill deliverthem.
A manhas joyin an aptanswer,And howdelightfulis a timelyword!
The heartof the righteouspondershow to answer,But the mouthof the wickedpoursout evilthings.
A soothingtongueis a treeof life,But perversionin it crushesthe spirit.
"You broodof vipers,howcanyou, beingevil,speakwhat is good?For the mouthspeaksout of that which fillsthe heart.
And Jesus saidto them, "Thereforeeveryscribewho has become a discipleof the kingdomof heavenis likea head of a household,whobringsout of his treasurethings newand old."
"Soeverygoodtreebearsgoodfruit,but the badtreebearsbadfruit.
"The goodmanout of the goodtreasureof his heartbringsforthwhat is good;and the evil[man] out of the evil[treasure] brings forthwhat is evil;for his mouthspeaksfrom that which fillshis heart.
Let nounwholesomewordproceedfrom your mouth,but onlysuch[a word] as is goodfor edificationaccording to the need[of the moment], sothat it will givegraceto thosewho hear.
Let the wordof Christrichlydwellwithinyou, with allwisdomteachingand admonishingone anotherwith psalms[and] hymns[and] spiritualsongs,singingwith thankfulnessin your heartsto God.
Let your speechalwaysbe with grace,[as though] seasonedwith salt,so that you will knowhowyou shouldrespondto eachperson.
