Matthew 12:35

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

The good man out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings forth evil.

Cross References

Job 8:10

Will they not teach you, and tell you, and utter words out of their understanding?

Proverbs 12:6

The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers men.

Proverbs 15:23

To make an apt answer is a joy to a man, and a word in season, how good it is!

Proverbs 15:28

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

Proverbs 15:4

A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.

Matthew 12:34

You brood of vipers! how can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

Matthew 13:52

And he said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.”

Matthew 7:17

So, every sound tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears evil fruit.

Luke 6:45

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil man out of his evil treasure produces evil; for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

Ephesians 4:29

Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for edifying, as fits the occasion, that it may impart grace to those who hear.

Colossians 3:16

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teach and admonish one another in all wisdom, and sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

Colossians 4:6

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer every one.