Matthew 12:35

Tree of Life Version

The good man from his good treasury brings forth good, and the evil man from his evil treasury brings forth evil.

Cross References

Job 8:10

Will they not teach you and tell you? Will they not bring forth words from their hearts?

Proverbs 12:6

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

Proverbs 15:23

A person has joy in an appropriate answer— how good is a timely word.

Proverbs 15:28

A righteous heart thinks before answering, but a wicked mouth blurts out evil things.

Proverbs 15:4

A healing tongue is a tree of life, but a deceitful one crushes the spirit.

Matthew 12:34

You brood of vipers! How can you who are evil say anything good? For from the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.

Matthew 13:52

Then He said to them, “Therefore every Torah scholar discipled for the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a household who brings out of his treasure both new things and old.”

Matthew 7:17

Even so, every good tree produces good fruit, but the rotten tree produces bad fruit.

Luke 6:45

“Out of the good treasure of his heart the good man brings forth good, and out of evil the evil man brings forth evil. For from the overflow of the heart his mouth speaks.”

Ephesians 4:29

Let no harmful word come out of your mouth, but only what is beneficial for building others up according to the need, so that it gives grace to those who hear it.

Colossians 3:16

Let the word of Messiah dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another with all wisdom in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with gratitude in your hearts to God.

Colossians 4:6

Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, to know how you ought to answer everyone.