Verse 45
A good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, bringeth foorth that which is good: And an euyll man, out of the euyll treasure of his heart, bryngeth foorth that which is euyll. For of the aboundaunce of the heart, his mouth speaketh.
Referenced Verses
- Prov 4:23 : 23 Kepe thyne heart with all diligence, for out of it issueth lyfe.
- Eph 4:29 : 29 Let no fylthy communication procede out of your mouth, but that whiche is good to edifie withal, as oft as neede is, that it may minister grace vnto the hearers.
- Matt 12:34-37 : 34 O generation of vipers, howe can ye speake good thynges, when ye your selues are euyll? For out of the aboundauce of the heart, the mouth speaketh. 35 A good man, out of the good treasure of the heart, bryngeth foorth good thynges: And an euyll man, out of euyll treasure, bryngeth foorth euyll thynges. 36 But I say vnto you, of euery idell worde that men shall speake, they shall geue accompt therof, in the day of iudgment. 37 For of thy wordes, thou shalt be iustified: and of thy wordes, thou shalt be condemned.
- John 7:38 : 38 He that beleueth on me, as saith the scripture, out of his belly shall flowe ryuers of water of lyfe.
- Col 4:6 : 6 Let your speache be alway in grace, powdered with salt, to knowe howe ye ought to aunswere euery man.
- Jas 3:5-8 : 5 Euen so the tongue is a litle member also, & boasteth great thynges. Beholde how great a matter a litle fire kindleth. 6 And the tongue is fyre, euen a worlde of wickednesse. So is the tongue set among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fyre the course of nature, & it is set on fyre of hell. 7 All the natures of beastes, & of byrdes, and of serpentes, and thynges of the sea, are meeked and tamed of the nature of man: 8 But the tongue can no man tame, it is an vnruly euyll, full of deadly poyson.
- Col 3:16 : 16 Let the worde of God dwell in you richly in all wisdome, teachyng and admonisshyng your owne selues, in psalmes, and hymmes, and spirituall songes, singyng with grace in your heartes to the Lorde.
- Rom 3:13-14 : 13 Their throte is an open sepulchre, with their tongues they haue deceaued, the poyso of aspes is vnder their lippes. 14 Whose mouth is full of cursyng and bytternesse.
- Prov 10:20-21 : 20 The tongue of the iust man is as tried siluer: but the heart of the vngodly is a thyng of naught. 21 The lippes of the ryghteous feede a whole multitude: but fooles shall dye in their owne follie.
- Ps 37:30-31 : 30 The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wysdome: and his tongue wyll be talking of iudgement. 31 The lawe of his God is in his heart: therfore his feete shall not slide.
- Ps 41:6-7 : 6 But yf any of them came to visite me, he spake vanitie: his heart conceaued vngodlynesse within hym selfe, & when he came foorth a doores he vttered it. 7 All they that hated me whispered together: they imagined euyl agaynst me.
- Ps 52:2-4 : 2 Thy tongue imagineth wickednes: and deceaueth like a sharpe raser. 3 Thou hast loued vngratiousnes more then goodnes: and to talke of falshood more then of righteousnes. Selah. 4 Thou hast loued to speake all wordes that may do hurt: O thou deceiptfull tongue.
- Ps 59:12 : 12 The wordes of their lippes be the sinne of their mouth: O let them be taken in their pryde, for they speake nothing but curses and lies.
- Prov 12:18 : 18 A slaunderous person pricketh lyke a sworde: but a wise mans tongue is wholsome.
- Ps 12:2-4 : 2 Euery one vseth vayne talke with his neyghbour: and speaketh with a double heart out of flatteryng lippes. 3 God wyll cut away all flatteryng lippes: and the tongue that speaketh great thinges. 4 Whiche say, we wyll preuayle with our tongue: our lippes are our owne, who is Lorde ouer vs?
- Jer 9:2-5 : 2 Woulde God that I had a cottage somewhere farre from folke, that I might leaue my people and go from them, for they be all adulterers and a shrinking sort. 3 They bend their tongues like vowes to shoote out lyes, they waxe strong vppon earth: As for the trueth, they may nothing away withall in the worlde, for they go from one wickednes to another, and wyll not knowe me, saith the Lorde. 4 Yea, one must kepe hym selfe from another, no man may safely trust his owne brother: for one brother vndermindeth another, one neighbour beguileth another. 5 Yea, one dissembleth with another, and they deale with no trueth: They haue practised their tongues to lye, and taken great paynes to do mischiefe.
- Acts 8:19-23 : 19 Saying: Geue me also this power, that on whomsoeuer I put the hands, he may receaue the holy ghost. 20 But Peter sayde vnto him: Thy money perishe with thee, because thou hast thought that the gyfte of God may be obteyned with money. 21 Thou hast neither part nor felowship in this busynesse: For thy hearte is not ryght in the syght of God. 22 Repent therefore of this thy wickednesse, & praye God, if perhaps ye thought of thyne heart may be forgeuen thee. 23 For I perceaue yt thou art in the gall of bitternesse, & wrapped in iniquitie.
- Heb 8:10 : 10 For this is the couenaunt that I wyll make with the house of Israel after those dayes, saith the Lord, geuyng my lawes into their mynde, and in their heart I wyl write them, and I wyll be to them a God, and they shalbe to me a people.
- Eph 5:19 : 19 Speaking vnto your selues in psalmes and hymnes, and spirituall songues, syngyng and makyng melodie to the Lorde in your heartes:
- Eph 5:3-4 : 3 But fornication, and all vncleannesse, or couetousnesse, let it not be once named among you, as it becommeth saintes: 4 Neither fylthynesse, neither foolyshe talkyng, neither iestyng, which are not comely: but rather, geuyng of thankes.
- 2 Cor 4:6-7 : 6 For it is God that commaundeth the lyght to shine out of darknesse, whiche hath shined in our heartes, for to geue the lyght of the knowledge of the glorie of God, in the face of Iesus Christe. 7 But we haue this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellencie of the power be Gods, and not ours.
- Eph 3:8 : 8 Unto me the least of all saintes is this grace geuen, that I shoulde preache among the gentiles the vnsearchable ryches of Christe,
- Jude 1:15 : 15 To geue iudgement agaynst all men, and to rebuke all that are vngodly among them, of all their vngodly deedes, which they haue vngodly committed, and of all their cruel speakynges, which vngodly sinners haue spoken agaynst hym.
- Prov 22:17-18 : 17 Bowe downe thyne eare, and heare the wordes of the wise: applie thy mind vnto my doctrine: 18 For it is a pleasaunt thing if thou kepe them in thyne heart, and order them in thy lippes:
- Ps 64:3-8 : 3 Who haue whet their tongue lyke a sword: who haue drawne their arrow, euen a bitter worde. 4 That they may priuily shoote at hym which is perfect: they do sodenly shoote at hym and feare not. 5 They courage them selues in mischiefe: and comune among them selues how they may lay snares, and say, who shall see them? 6 They searche out howe to do wrong, they put in practise fully that they haue diligently searched out: yea euen the secretes and bottome of euery one of their heartes. 7 But the Lorde wyll sodenly shoote at them with a swyft arrowe: their plagues shalbe apparaunt. 8 Yea they shall cause their owne tongues to be a meanes for to destroy the selues: insomuch that who so seeth them, shal desire to flee away from them
- Ps 71:15-18 : 15 My mouth shall dayly speake of thy ryghteousnesse and saluation: for I knowe no ende therof. 16 I wyll go foorth in the strength of the Lorde God: and I wyll only make mention of thy ryghteousnesse. 17 Thou O God hast taught me from my youth: and hytherto I can well declare thy wonderous workes. 18 Wherfore whylest I am olde and am gray headed: O Lorde forsake me not, vntyll I haue shewed thy arme vnto this generation, and thy power to all them that are yet for to come.
- Ps 140:5 : 5 The proude haue layde a snare for me, and spread a net abroade with coardes in the high wayes: they haue set trappes for me. Selah.
- Ps 59:7 : 7 Behold they speake with their mouth, swordes are in their lippes: for say they who doth heare vs?
- Ps 40:8-9 : 8 Then sayde I, lo I am come: in the booke of thy lawe it is written of me that I shoulde fulfyll thy wyll O my God, I am content to do it, yea thy lawe is within the middest of my brest. 9 I haue declared thy righteousnes in a great congregatio: lo I wil not refraine my lippes O God thou knowest it. 10 I haue not hyd thy ryghteousnesse within my heart: my talkyng hath ben of thy trueth and of thy saluation. I haue not concealed thy louyng mercie and trueth: from the great congregation.
- Acts 5:3 : 3 But Peter sayde: Ananias, howe is it, that Satan hath fylled thyne heart, that thou shouldest lye vnto the holy ghost, and kepe away part of the price of the lande?
- Prov 15:23 : 23 A ioyfull thing it is to a man whe his counsayle is folowed: and howe good is a worde spoken in season.