Luke 6:45

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Luke 6:43–47 · Berean Standard Bible

43 No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.

44 For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles.

45 The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.

46 Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but not do what I say?

47 I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them:

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Psalms 37:30

The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

Psalms 37:31

The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter.

Psalms 40:8

I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.”

Psalms 40:9

I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know.

Psalms 40:10

I have not covered up Your righteousness in my heart; I have declared Your faithfulness and salvation; I have not concealed Your loving devotion and faithfulness from the great assembly.

Psalms 71:15

My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure.

Psalms 71:16

I will enter in the strength of the Lord GOD; I will proclaim Your righteousness—Yours alone.

Psalms 71:17

O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds.

Psalms 71:18

Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.

Proverbs 10:20

The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.

Proverbs 10:21

The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.

Proverbs 12:18

Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Proverbs 15:23

A man takes joy in a fitting reply— and how good is a timely word!

Proverbs 22:17

Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise— apply your mind to my knowledge—

Proverbs 22:18

for it is pleasing when you keep them within you and they are constantly on your lips.

Matthew 12:35

The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure.

John 7:38

Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”

Ephesians 4:29

Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.

Ephesians 5:3

But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.

Ephesians 5:4

Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving.

Ephesians 5:19

Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,

Colossians 4:6

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

2 Corinthians 4:6

For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 4:7

Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.

Ephesians 3:8

Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

Colossians 3:16

Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.

Hebrews 8:10

For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.

Psalms 12:2

They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.

Psalms 12:3

May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.

Psalms 12:4

They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?”

Psalms 41:6

My visitor speaks falsehood; he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad.

Psalms 41:7

All who hate me whisper against me; they imagine the worst for me:

Psalms 52:2

Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.

Psalms 52:3

You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah

Psalms 52:4

You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.

Psalms 59:7

See what they spew from their mouths— sharp words from their lips: “For who can hear us?”

Psalms 59:12

By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter.

Psalms 64:3

who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,

Psalms 64:4

ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.

Psalms 64:5

They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.

Psalms 64:6

They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.

Psalms 64:7

But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.

Psalms 64:8

They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.

Psalms 140:5

The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah

Jeremiah 9:2

If only I had a traveler’s lodge in the wilderness, I would abandon my people and depart from them, for they are all adulterers, a crowd of faithless people.

Jeremiah 9:3

“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 9:4

“Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander.

Jeremiah 9:5

Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity.

Acts 5:3

Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?

Acts 8:19

“Give me this power as well,” he said, “so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”

Acts 8:20

But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!

Acts 8:21

You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God.

Acts 8:22

Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.

Acts 8:23

For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and captive to iniquity.”

Romans 3:13

“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”

Romans 3:14

“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”

James 3:5

In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.

James 3:6

The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

James 3:7

All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man,

James 3:8

but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

Jude 1:15

to execute judgment on everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of every ungodly act of wickedness and every harsh word spoken against Him by ungodly sinners.”

Matthew 12:34

You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.

Matthew 12:36

But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.

Matthew 12:37

For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”