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.”
Near the end of the Sermon on the Plain, Jesus uses images from farming: a good tree does not bear bad fruit, and figs are not picked from thornbushes. He then moves from trees to people.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
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.
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
The good man, out of the good store of his heart, gives good things; and the evil man, out of his evil store, gives evil: for out of the full store of the heart come the words of the mouth.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
'The good man out of the good treasure of his heart does bring forth that which is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart does bring forth that which is evil; for out of the abounding of the heart does his mouth speak.
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
El buen hombre del buen tesoro de su corazón saca bien; y el mal hombre del mal tesoro de su corazón saca mal; porque de la abundancia del corazón habla su boca.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
El hombre que es bueno hace el bien, porque en su corazón tiene un tesoro de bondad. Pero el que es malo hace el mal, porque eso es lo que llena su corazón. De lo que abunda en su corazón es de lo que habla su boca.
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