Luke 6:45
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“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.”
ἀγαθός
Good, excellent, beneficial. Agathos. Used of God himself. No one is good except God alone. What God calls good is the standard for everything else.
καρδία
Heart
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καρδία
Heart, inner self, the seat of life. Kardia. Create in me a pure heart O God. The heart is the control centre of life. What God changes in the heart changes everything else.
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στόμα
Mouth
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στόμα
the mouth (as if a gash in the face); by implication, language (and its relations); figuratively, an opening (in the earth); specially, the front or edge (of a weapon)
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θησαυρός
treasure
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θησαυρός
Treasure, storehouse, repository. Thesauros. Where your treasure is there your heart will be also. Your heart follows your treasure. Invest in what matters to God.
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προφέρω
brings forth
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προφέρω
Bring forth, produce. Prophérō. A good person brings forth good from the good stored within them. What you carry inwardly, you will eventually produce outwardly.
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πονηρός
evil
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πονηρός
Evil, wicked, bad. Poneros. Deliver us from the evil one. The evil one has a name but no ultimate power. He operates only within the limits God permits. His defeat is certain.
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ἑαυτοῦ
his own
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ἑαυτοῦ
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
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περίσσευμα
overflow
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περίσσευμα
Surplus, superabundance, overflow. Perísseuma. Out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. What fills you will eventually spill out of you.
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λαλέω
speaks
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λαλέω
To speak, to talk, to utter. He spoke and it was done. The word of God is not silent. It is always speaking.
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