34O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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.
But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 22-37)In these verses we have, I. Christ’s glorious conquest of Satan, in the gracious cure of one who, by the divine permission, was under his power, and in his possession, Matt. 12:22. Here observe, 1. The man’s case was very sad; he was possessed with a devil . More cases of this kind occurred in Christ’s time than usual, that Christ’s power might be the more magnified, and his purpose the more manif…
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