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A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
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Luke 6:45 Meaning and Commentary
Luke 6:45
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart
This, because of its suitableness and agreement with what goes before, is placed by Luke here; though, according to Matthew, it was spoken at another time and place, unless it should be a repetition there; (See Gill on Matthew 12:35)
for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
The Vulgate Latin, Arabic, Ethiopic, Syriac, and Persic versions, leave out the word "his"; and the two latter read "lips", instead of "mouth"; (See Gill on Matthew 12:34).
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Luke 6:45 In-Context
43
"For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.
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For every tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.
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A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
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"But why do you call Me 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do the things which I say?
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Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like:
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Footnotes 1
- [a]. NU-Text omits treasure of his heart.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.