Luke 6:45 Cross References
Luke 6:45
45: A good person produces good deeds from a good heart, and an evil person produces evil deeds from an evil heart. Whatever is in your heart determines what you say.
Ephesians 4:29
- Don't use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.
Proverbs 4:23
- Above all else, guard your heart, for it affects everything you do.
Matthew 12:34
- You brood of snakes! How could evil men like you speak what is good and right? For whatever is in your heart determines what you say.
- A good person produces good words from a good heart, and an evil person produces evil words from an evil heart.
- And I tell you this, that you must give an account on judgment day of every idle word you speak.
- The words you say now reflect your fate then; either you will be justified by them or you will be condemned."
John 7:38
- If you believe in me, come and drink! For the Scriptures declare that rivers of living water will flow out from within."
Psalms 37:30
- The godly offer good counsel; they know what is right from wrong.
- They fill their hearts with God's law, so they will never slip from his path.
Psalms 59:12
- Because of the sinful things they say, because of the evil that is on their lips, let them be captured by their pride, their curses, and their lies.
Colossians 3:16
- Let the words of Christ, in all their richness, live in your hearts and make you wise. Use his words to teach and counsel each other. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts.
Proverbs 12:18
- Some people make cutting remarks, but the words of the wise bring healing.
James 3:5
- So also, the tongue is a small thing, but what enormous damage it can do. A tiny spark can set a great forest on fire.
- And the tongue is a flame of fire. It is full of wickedness that can ruin your whole life. It can turn the entire course of your life into a blazing flame of destruction, for it is set on fire by hell itself.
- People can tame all kinds of animals and birds and reptiles and fish,
- but no one can tame the tongue. It is an uncontrollable evil, full of deadly poison.
Romans 3:13
- "Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave. Their speech is filled with lies.The poison of a deadly snake drips from their lips."
- "Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness."
Psalms 52:2
- All day long you plot destruction. Your tongue cuts like a sharp razor; you're an expert at telling lies.
- You love evil more than good and lies more than truth.
- You love to say things that harm others, you liar!
Colossians 4:6
- Let your conversation be gracious and effective so that you will have the right answer for everyone.
Proverbs 10:20
- The words of the godly are like sterling silver; the heart of a fool is worthless.
- The godly give good advice, but fools are destroyed by their lack of common sense.
Psalms 12:2
- Neighbors lie to each other, speaking with flattering lips and insincere hearts.
- May the LORD bring their flattery to an end and silence their proud tongues.
- They say, "We will lie to our hearts' content. Our lips are our own--who can stop us?"
Ephesians 5:3
- Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity, or greed among you. Such sins have no place among God's people.
- Obscene stories, foolish talk, and coarse jokes--these are not for you. Instead, let there be thankfulness to God.
Psalms 41:6
- They visit me as if they are my friends, but all the while they gather gossip, and when they leave, they spread it everywhere.
- All who hate me whisper about me, imagining the worst for me.
Hebrews 8:10
- But this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel on that day, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their minds so they will understand them, and I will write them on their hearts so they will obey them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
Jeremiah 9:2
- Oh, that I could go away and forget them and live in a shack in the desert, for they are all adulterous and treacherous.
- "My people bend their tongues like bows to shoot lies. They refuse to stand up for the truth. And they only go from bad to worse! They care nothing for me," says the LORD.
- "Beware of your neighbor! Beware of your brother! They all take advantage of one another and spread their slanderous lies.
- They all fool and defraud each other; no one tells the truth. With practiced tongues they tell lies; they wear themselves out with all their sinning.
Psalms 40:8
- I take joy in doing your will, my God, for your law is written on my heart."
- I have told all your people about your justice. I have not been afraid to speak out, as you, O LORD, well know.
- I have not kept this good news hidden in my heart; I have talked about your faithfulness and saving power. I have told everyone in the great assembly of your unfailing love and faithfulness.
Acts 8:19
- "Let me have this power, too," he exclaimed, "so that when I lay my hands on people, they will receive the Holy Spirit!"
- But Peter replied, "May your money perish with you for thinking God's gift can be bought!
- You can have no part in this, for your heart is not right before God.
- Turn from your wickedness and pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive your evil thoughts,
- for I can see that you are full of bitterness and held captive by sin."
Ephesians 5:19
- Then you will sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, making music to the Lord in your hearts.
Psalms 140:5
- The proud have set a trap to catch me; they have stretched out a net; they have placed traps all along the way.
Psalms 64:3
- Sharp tongues are the swords they wield; bitter words are the arrows they aim.
- They shoot from ambush at the innocent, attacking suddenly and fearlessly.
- They encourage each other to do evil and plan how to set their traps. "Who will ever notice?" they ask.
- As they plot their crimes, they say, "We have devised the perfect plan!" Yes, the human heart and mind are cunning.
- But God himself will shoot them down. Suddenly, his arrows will pierce them.
Psalms 71:15
- I will tell everyone about your righteousness. All day long I will proclaim your saving power, for I am overwhelmed by how much you have done for me.
- I will praise your mighty deeds, O Sovereign LORD. I will tell everyone that you alone are just and good.
- O God, you have taught me from my earliest childhood, and I have constantly told others about the wonderful things you do.
- Now that I am old and gray, do not abandon me, O God. Let me proclaim your power to this new generation, your mighty miracles to all who come after me.
2 Corinthians 4:6
- For God, who said, "Let there be light in the darkness," has made us understand that this light is the brightness of the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.
- But this precious treasure--this light and power that now shine within us--is held in perishable containers, that is, in our weak bodies. So everyone can see that our glorious power is from God and is not our own.
Proverbs 15:23
- Everyone enjoys a fitting reply; it is wonderful to say the right thing at the right time!
Ephesians 3:8
- Just think! Though I did nothing to deserve it, and though I am the least deserving Christian there is, I was chosen for this special joy of telling the Gentiles about the endless treasures available to them in Christ.
Proverbs 22:17
- Listen to the words of the wise; apply your heart to my instruction.
- For it is good to keep these sayings deep within yourself, always ready on your lips.
Psalms 59:7
- Listen to the filth that comes from their mouths, the piercing swords that fly from their lips. "Who can hurt us?" they sneer.
Jude 1:15
- He will bring the people of the world to judgment. He will convict the ungodly of all the evil things they have done in rebellion and of all the insults that godless sinners have spoken against him."
Acts 5:3
- Then Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart? You lied to the Holy Spirit, and you kept some of the money for yourself.