Luke 6:45

45 The good person out of the good treasury of his heart brings forth good, and the evil person out of [his] evil [treasury] brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

Luke 6:45 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 6:45

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart
This, because of its suitableness and agreement with what goes before, is placed by Luke here; though, according to Matthew, it was spoken at another time and place, unless it should be a repetition there; (See Gill on Matthew 12:35)

for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
The Vulgate Latin, Arabic, Ethiopic, Syriac, and Persic versions, leave out the word "his"; and the two latter read "lips", instead of "mouth"; (See Gill on Matthew 12:34).

Luke 6:45 In-Context

43 "For there is no good tree that produces bad fruit, nor on the other hand a bad tree that produces good fruit,

44 for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thorn plants, nor are grapes harvested from thorn bushes.

45 The good person out of the good treasury of his heart brings forth good, and the evil person out of [his] evil [treasury] brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

46 "And why do you call me 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I tell [you]?

47 "Everyone who comes to me and listens to my words and does them--I will show you what he is like:

Footnotes

• [a]. *Literally "the"; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
• [b]. *The word "[treasury"] here is an understood repetition from earlier in the verse