11 translations · Greek
Luke 6:45
The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.
Luke 6:45 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.
- KJV King James Version
- A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- 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.
- ASV American Standard Version
- The good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth that which [is] good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth that which [is] evil; for out of the abounding of the heart his mouth speaks.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Good people produce what's good from the good things they value that they have stored inside them. Bad people produce what's bad from the bad things they have stored inside them. What fills people's minds spills out in what they say.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- 'The good man out of the good treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which [is] good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which [is] evil; for out of the abounding of the heart doth his mouth speak.
- DBY Darby Translation
- The good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, brings forth good; and the wicked [man] out of the wicked, brings forth what is wicked: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- A good man out of the good treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is evil: for from the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth that which is evil. For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ὁ | ho | The | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἀγαθὸς | agathos | good | G18 ἀγαθός good |
| ἄνθρωπος | anthrōpos | man | G444 ἄνθρωπος a human |
| ἐκ | ek | out of | G1537 ἐκ out from |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἀγαθοῦ | agathou | good | G18 ἀγαθός good |
| θησαυροῦ | thēsaurou | treasure | G2344 θησαυρός treasure |
| τῆς | tēs | of | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| καρδίας | kardias | heart | G2588 καρδία heart |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | his | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| προφέρει | propherei | brings | G4393 προφέρω to bring out |
| τὸ | to | things | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἀγαθόν | agathon | good | G18 ἀγαθός good |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πονηρὸς | ponēros | evil [man] | G4190 πονηρός evil/bad |
| ἐκ | ek | out of | G1537 ἐκ out from |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πονηροῦ | ponērou | evil [treasure of his heart] | G4190 πονηρός evil/bad |
| προφέρει | propherei | brings | G4393 προφέρω to bring out |
| τὸ | to | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πονηρόν | ponēron | evil [things] | G4190 πονηρός evil/bad |
| ἐκ | ek | out of | G1537 ἐκ out from |
| γὰρ | gar | For | G1063 γάρ for |
| περισσεύματος | perisseumatos | the overflow | G4051 περίσσευμα overflow |
| καρδίας | kardias | of the heart | G2588 καρδία heart |
| λαλεῖ | lalei | speaks | G2980 λαλέω to speak |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| στόμα | stoma | mouth | G4750 στόμα mouth |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | — | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
Related verses
- Proverbs 4:23
Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.
- Matthew 12:34–37
You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. 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. I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. …
- Ephesians 4:29
Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.
- John 7:38
He who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, from within him will flow rivers of living water.”
- Psalm 37:30–31
The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice. The law of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide.
- Psalm 59:12
For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride, for the curses and lies which they utter.
- Psalm 52:2–4
Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. You love evil more than good, lying rather than speaking the truth. Selah. You love all devouring words, you deceitful tongue.
- Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.
- Colossians 4:6
Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
- Hebrews 8:10
“For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel. After those days,” says the Lord; “I will put my laws into their mind, I will also write them on their heart. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
43 For there is no good tree that produces rotten fruit; nor again a rotten tree that produces good fruit.
44 For each tree is known by its own fruit. For people don’t gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.
45 The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.
46 “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do the things which I say?
47 Everyone who comes to me, and hears my words, and does them, I will show you who he is like.
Read all of Luke 6 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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