Matthew 12:35
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 12
“A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.”Matthew 12:35
What Does Matthew 12:35 Mean?
Matthew 12:35 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 12, verse 35 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Matthew 12:35 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 18:21“Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”Joshua 1:8“This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.”Proverbs 15:4“A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.”Colossians 4:6“Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.”Proverbs 15:28“The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.”Matthew 12:34“O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.”Psalms 49:3“My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.”Colossians 3:16“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.”Proverbs 25:11“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.”Psalms 37:30“The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.”Psalms 139:4“For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.”Matthew 13:52“Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.”Ephesians 4:29“Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.”Deuteronomy 6:7“And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.”Proverbs 10:20“The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.”Proverbs 16:21“The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.”Malachi 3:16“Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.”Psalms 34:13“Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.”Proverbs 12:6“The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.”Proverbs 15:23“A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!”
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