Luke 6:45 (DBY)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Luke 6:43 For there is no good tree which produces corrupt fruit, nor a corrupt tree which produces good fruit;

Luke 6:44 for every tree is known by its own fruit, for figs are not gathered from thorns, nor grapes vintaged from a bramble.

Luke 6:45 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 6:46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things that I say?

Luke 6:47 Every one that comes to me, and hears my words and does them, I will shew you to whom he is like.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "good", "treasure", "heart", "brings", "forth", and "wicked". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "good" and "treasure", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 44's "for every tree is known by its..." into verse 46's "And why call ye me Lord Lord...", so "good" and "treasure" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "good" and "treasure" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.