Luke 6:45 — Bible Verse (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.”

Luke 6:45 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 6:45 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Luke 6:45 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Luke 6:45 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

Luke 6:45 — World English Bible

Luke 6:45 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Luke 6:45 — American Standard Version

Luke 6:45 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`The good man out of the good treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which <FI>is<Fi> good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which <FI>is<Fi> evil; for out of the abounding of the heart doth his mouth speak.”

Luke 6:45 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 6:45 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, brings forth good; and the wicked [man] out of the wicked, brings forth what is wicked: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. ”

Luke 6:45 — Darby Translation

Luke 6:45 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth foorth good, and an euill man out of the euill treasure of his heart bringeth foorth euill: for of the aboundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.”

Luke 6:45 — Geneva Bible

Luke 6:45 in Context — Luke 6

43 For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

44 For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.

45 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.

46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

47 Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:

Read the full chapter: Luke 6 →

What Does Luke 6:45 Mean?

Luke 6:45 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free