Luke 6:45
The good man, out of the good treasure of the heart, bringeth forth that which is good; and, the wicked man, out of the wicked heart, bringeth forth that which is wicked; for, out of an overflowing of heart, speaketh, his mouth.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
46And why call ye me, Lord! Lord! and not do the things that I say?
Cross References
Psalms 12:2Deception, speak they, every one with his neighbour,—with lips uttering smooth things—with a heart and a heart, do they speak.
Psalms 40:8To do thy good-pleasure, O my God, is my delight, And, thy law, is in the midst of mine inward parts:
Psalms 52:2Engulfing ruin, doth thy tongue devise, Like a whetted razor, working deceit;
Psalms 59:12The sin of their mouth, The word of their lips, Let them then be captured in their pride, Both for the oath and for the deception they record.
Psalms 71:15My mouth, shall relate thy righteousness, All the day, thy deliverance, For I know not the numbers.
Proverbs 4:23Above all that must be guarded, keep thou thy heart, for, out of it, are the issues of life.
Matthew Henry on Luke 6:38-49
Exhortations to Justice and Sincerity. 37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: 38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. 39 And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? 40 The disciple is not above… Read the whole commentary →