Matthew 12:35

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The good person brings good things out of his good treasury, and the evil person brings evil things out of his evil treasury.

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  • Col 4:6 : 6 Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer everyone.
  • Col 3:16 : 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and exhorting one another with all wisdom, singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, all with grace in your hearts to God.
  • Prov 10:20-21 : 20 What the righteous say is like the best silver, but what the wicked think is of little value. 21 The teaching of the righteous feeds many, but fools die for lack of sense.
  • Prov 25:11-12 : 11 Like apples of gold in settings of silver, so is a word skillfully spoken. 12 Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to the ear of the one who listens.
  • Matt 13:52 : 52 Then he said to them,“Therefore every expert in the law who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his treasure what is new and old.”
  • Eph 4:29 : 29 You must let no unwholesome word come out of your mouth, but only what is beneficial for the building up of the one in need, that it would give grace to those who hear.
  • Matt 12:34 : 34 Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say anything good, since you are evil? For the mouth speaks from what fills the heart.
  • Prov 12:6 : 6 The words of the wicked lie in wait to shed innocent blood, but the words of the upright will deliver them.
  • Prov 12:17-19 : 17 The faithful witness tells what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit. 18 Speaking recklessly is like the thrusts of a sword, but the words of the wise bring healing. 19 The one who tells the truth will endure forever, but the one who lies will last only for a moment.
  • Prov 15:4 : 4 Speech that heals is like a life-giving tree, but a perverse speech breaks the spirit.
  • Prov 15:23 : 23 A person has joy in giving an appropriate answer, and a word at the right time– how good it is!
  • Prov 15:28 : 28 The heart of the righteous considers how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
  • Prov 16:21-23 : 21 The one who is wise in heart is called discerning, and kind speech increases persuasiveness. 22 Insight is like a life-giving fountain to the one who possesses it, but folly leads to the discipline of fools. 23 A wise person’s heart makes his speech wise and it adds persuasiveness to his words.
  • Ps 37:30-31 : 30 The godly speak wise words and promote justice. 31 The law of their God controls their thinking; their feet do not slip.

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