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Matthew 12:35
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KJ21
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.
ASV
The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
AMP
The good man, from his [inner] good treasure, brings out good things; and the evil man, from his [inner] evil treasure, brings out evil things.
AMPC
The good man from his inner good treasure flings forth good things, and the evil man out of his inner evil storehouse flings forth evil things.
BRG
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.
CSB
A good person produces good things from his storeroom of good, and an evil person produces evil things from his storeroom of evil.
CSBA
A good person produces good things from his storeroom of good, and an evil person produces evil things from his storeroom of evil.
CEB
Good people bring out good things from their good treasure. But evil people bring out evil things from their evil treasure.
CJB
The good person brings forth good things from his store of good, and the evil person brings forth evil things from his store of evil.
CEV
Good people bring good things out of their hearts, but evil people bring evil things out of their hearts.
DARBY
The good man out of the good treasure brings forth good things; and the wicked man out of the wicked treasure brings forth wicked things.
DLNT
the good person brings out good things from his good treasure, and the evil person brings out evil things from his evil treasure.
DRA
A good man out of a good treasure bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of an evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
ERV
Those who are good have good things saved in their hearts. That’s why they say good things. But those who are evil have hearts full of evil, and that’s why they say things that are evil.
EASY
It is like things that you bring out of a room where you keep them. The good man says good things because he keeps good thoughts in his mind. The bad man says bad things because he keeps bad thoughts in his mind.
EHV
The good man brings good out of his good treasure, and the evil man brings evil out of his evil treasure.
ESV
The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil.
ESVUK
The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil.
EXB
Good people ·have good things in their hearts, and so they say good things [L bring forth good things from the good treasure/storehouse]. But evil people ·have evil in their hearts, so they say evil things [L bring forth evil things from the evil treasure/storehouse].
GNV
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of an evil treasure, bringeth forth evil things.
GW
Good people do the good things that are in them. But evil people do the evil things that are in them.
GNT
A good person brings good things out of a treasure of good things; a bad person brings bad things out of a treasure of bad things.
HCSB
A good man produces good things from his storeroom of good, and an evil man produces evil things from his storeroom of evil.
ICB
A good person has good things in his heart. And so he speaks the good things that come from his heart. But an evil person has evil in his heart. So he speaks the evil things that come from his heart.
ISV
A good person brings good things out of a good treasure house, and an evil person brings evil things out of an evil treasure house.
PHILLIPS
“You serpent’s brood, how can you say anything good out of your evil hearts? For a man’s words depend on what fills his heart. A good man gives out good—from the goodness stored in his heart; a bad man gives out evil—from his store of evil. I tell you that men will have to answer at the day of judgment for every careless word they utter—for it is your words that will acquit you, and your words that will condemn you.”
JUB
The good man out of the good treasure of the heart brings forth good things, and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.
KJV
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.
AKJV
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.
LSB
The good man brings out of his good treasure what is good; and the evil man brings out of his evil treasure what is evil.
LEB
The good person from his good treasury brings out good things, and the evil person from his evil treasury brings out evil things.
TLB
A good man’s speech reveals the rich treasures within him. An evil-hearted man is filled with venom, and his speech reveals it.
MSG
“You have minds like a snake pit! How do you suppose what you say is worth anything when you are so foul-minded? It’s your heart, not the dictionary, that gives meaning to your words. A good person produces good deeds and words season after season. An evil person is a blight on the orchard. Let me tell you something: Every one of these careless words is going to come back to haunt you. There will be a time of Reckoning. Words are powerful; take them seriously. Words can be your salvation. Words can also be your damnation.”
MEV
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things. And an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.
MOUNCE
The good man brings good things out of his good treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil treasure.
NOG
Good people do the good things that are in them. But evil people do the evil things that are in them.
NABRE
A good person brings forth good out of a store of goodness, but an evil person brings forth evil out of a store of evil.
NASB
The good person brings out of his good treasure good things; and the evil person brings out of his evil treasure evil things.
NASB1995
The good man brings out of his good treasure what is good; and the evil man brings out of his evil treasure what is evil.
NCB
A good man brings forth good things from the good stored up within him, but an evil man brings forth evil things from his store of evil.
NCV
Good people have good things in their hearts, and so they say good things. But evil people have evil in their hearts, so they say evil things.
NET
The good person brings good things out of his good treasury, and the evil person brings evil things out of his evil treasury.
NIRV
A good man says good things. These come from the good that is stored up inside him. An evil man says evil things. These come from the evil that is stored up inside him.
NIV
A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him.
NIVUK
A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him.
NKJV
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.
NLV
A good man will speak good things because of the good in him. A bad man will speak bad things because of the sin in him.
NLT
A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart.
NMB
A good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, brings forth good things. And an evil man, out of his evil treasure, brings forth evil things.
NRSVA
The good person brings good things out of a good treasure, and the evil person brings evil things out of an evil treasure.
NRSVACE
The good person brings good things out of a good treasure, and the evil person brings evil things out of an evil treasure.
NRSVCE
The good person brings good things out of a good treasure, and the evil person brings evil things out of an evil treasure.
NRSVUE
The good person brings good things out of a good treasure, and the evil person brings evil things out of an evil treasure.
NTFE
A good person produces good things from a good storeroom; an evil person produces evil things from an evil storeroom.
OJB
The ish tov (good man) out of the good otzar (treasure) brings forth good; and the ish rah out of the evil otzar brings forth evil.
RGT
“A good man brings forth good things out of the good treasure of his heart. And an evil man, out of an evil treasure, brings forth evil things.
RSV
The good man out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings forth evil.
RSVCE
The good man out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings forth evil.
TLV
The good man from his good treasury brings forth good, and the evil man from his evil treasury brings forth evil.
VOICE
And so the good man (who is filled with goodness) speaks good words, while the evil man (who is filled with evil) speaks evil words.
WEB
The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things.
WE
A good man has stored up good things in his heart, so he will say good things. A bad man has stored up wrong things in his heart, so he will say wrong things.
WYC
A good man bringeth forth good things of good treasure, and an evil man bringeth forth evil things of evil treasure.
YLT
The good man out of the good treasure of the heart doth put forth the good things, and the evil man out of the evil treasure doth put forth evil things.
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