Luke 6:45

Luke 6:43–45

“For there is no good tree that produces rotten fruit, nor again a rotten tree that produces good fruit. For each tree is known by its own fruit. For people don’t gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush. 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.

Context note · editorial

After comparing trees with their fruit, Jesus connects speech with the heart's stored commitments. The teaching invites attention to what shapes a person's words.