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Matthew 12:35

King James Version (KJV)

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— D.L. Moody

Matthew 12:35

Verse 35 of 50

Scripture focus

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 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Matthew 12:35

Theological / Devotional

A good man. A literal application of the principle stated in v. 33 under the figure of a tree.

Treasure. Gr. thesauros, “a casket [for jewels],” “a treasury,” “a storehouse” (see on ch. 2:11). Here the mind is referred to as a storehouse where the accumulated knowledge and experience and the cultivated attitudes and emotions are kept and drawn upon to meet the problems of life.

Of the heart. Textual evidence attests (cf. p. 146) the omission of these words.

Bringeth forth. Literally, “throws out,” or “casts out.”

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