Matthew 12:35

The good man out of the good treasure sends forth good things; and the evil man out of the evil treasure sends forth evil things.

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

34Brood of vipers! How can ye, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

36But I say to you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:52And he said to them: Therefore every scribe, instructed in the kingdom of heaven, is like to a householder, who brings forth out of his treasure new and old.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 12:23-38

The Sin against the Holy Ghost. 22 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw. 23 And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David? 24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. 25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or… Read the whole commentary →

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