Bible Cross References
good man
Psalm 37:30
The words of good people are wise, and they are always fair.
Psalm 37:31
They keep the law of their God in their hearts and never depart from it.
Psalm 40:8-10
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How I love to do your will, my God! I keep your teaching in my heart."
9
In the assembly of all your people, LORD, I told the good news that you save us. You know that I will never stop telling it.
10
I have not kept the news of salvation to myself; I have always spoken of your faithfulness and help. In the assembly of all your people I have not been silent about your loyalty and constant love.
Psalm 71:15-18
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I will tell of your goodness; all day long I will speak of your salvation, though it is more than I can understand.
16
I will go in the strength of the LORD God; I will proclaim your goodness, yours alone.
17
You have taught me ever since I was young, and I still tell of your wonderful acts.
18
Now that I am old and my hair is gray, do not abandon me, O God! Be with me while I proclaim your power and might to all generations to come.
Proverbs 10:20
A good person's words are like pure silver; a wicked person's ideas are worthless.
Proverbs 10:21
A good person's words will benefit many people, but you can kill yourself with stupidity.
Proverbs 12:18
Thoughtless words can wound as deeply as any sword, but wisely spoken words can heal.
Proverbs 15:23
What a joy it is to find just the right word for the right occasion!
Proverbs 22:17
Listen, and I will teach you what the wise have said. Study their teachings,
Proverbs 22:18
and you will be glad if you remember them and can quote them.
Matthew 12:35
A good person brings good things out of a treasure of good things; a bad person brings bad things out of a treasure of bad things.
John 7:38
whoever believes in me should drink. As the scripture says, 'Streams of life-giving water will pour out from his side.' "
Ephesians 4:29
Do not use harmful words, but only helpful words, the kind that build up and provide what is needed, so that what you say will do good to those who hear you.
Ephesians 5:3
Since you are God's people, it is not right that any matters of sexual immorality or indecency or greed should even be mentioned among you.
Ephesians 5:4
Nor is it fitting for you to use language which is obscene, profane, or vulgar. Rather you should give thanks to God.
Ephesians 5:19
Speak to one another with the words of psalms, hymns, and sacred songs; sing hymns and psalms to the Lord with praise in your hearts.
Colossians 4:6
Your speech should always be pleasant and interesting, and you should know how to give the right answer to everyone.
treasure
2 Corinthians 4:6
The God who said, "Out of darkness the light shall shine!" is the same God who made his light shine in our hearts, to bring us the knowledge of God's glory shining in the face of Christ.
2 Corinthians 4:7
Yet we who have this spiritual treasure are like common clay pots, in order to show that the supreme power belongs to God, not to us.
Ephesians 3:8
I am less than the least of all God's people; yet God gave me this privilege of taking to the Gentiles the Good News about the infinite riches of Christ,
Colossians 3:16
Christ's message in all its richness must live in your hearts. Teach and instruct one another with all wisdom. Sing psalms, hymns, and sacred songs; sing to God with thanksgiving in your hearts.
Hebrews 8:10
Now, this is the covenant that I will make with the people of Israel in the days to come, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
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Psalm 12:2-4
2
All of them lie to one another; they deceive each other with flattery.
3
Silence those flattering tongues, O LORD! Close those boastful mouths that say,
4
"With our words we get what we want. We will say what we wish, and no one can stop us."
Psalm 41:6
Those who come to see me are not sincere; they gather bad news about me and then go out and tell it everywhere.
Psalm 41:7
All who hate me whisper to each other about me, they imagine the worst about me.
Psalm 52:2-4
2
You make plans to ruin others; your tongue is like a sharp razor. You are always inventing lies.
3
You love evil more than good and falsehood more than truth.
4
You love to hurt people with your words, you liar!
Psalm 59:7
Listen to their insults and threats. Their tongues are like swords in their mouths, yet they think that no one hears them.
Psalm 59:12
Sin is on their lips; all their words are sinful; may they be caught in their pride! Because they curse and lie,
Psalm 64:3-8
3
They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim cruel words like arrows.
4
They are quick to spread their shameless lies; they destroy good people with cowardly slander.
5
They encourage each other in their evil plots; they talk about where they will place their traps. "No one can see them," they say.
6
They make evil plans and say, "We have planned a perfect crime." The human heart and mind are a mystery.
7
But God shoots his arrows at them, and suddenly they are wounded.
8
He will destroy them because of those words; all who see them will shake their heads.
Psalm 140:5
The proud have set a trap for me; they have laid their snares, and along the path they have set traps to catch me.
Jeremiah 9:2-5
2
I wish I had a place to stay in the desert where I could get away from my people. They are all unfaithful, a mob of traitors.
3
They are always ready to tell lies; dishonesty instead of truth rules the land. The LORD says, "My people do one evil thing after another and do not acknowledge me as their God."
4
Everyone must be on guard against their friends, and no one can trust their relatives; for all relatives are as deceitful as Jacob, and everyone slanders their friends.
5
They all mislead their friends, and no one tells the truth; they have taught their tongues to lie and will not give up their sinning. They do one violent thing after another, and one deceitful act follows another. The LORD says that his people reject him.
Acts 5:3
Peter said to him, "Ananias, why did you let Satan take control of you and make you lie to the Holy Spirit by keeping part of the money you received for the property?
Acts 8:19-23
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and said, "Give this power to me too, so that anyone I place my hands on will receive the Holy Spirit."
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But Peter answered him, "May you and your money go to hell, for thinking that you can buy God's gift with money!
21
You have no part or share in our work, because your heart is not right in God's sight.
22
Repent, then, of this evil plan of yours, and pray to the Lord that he will forgive you for thinking such a thing as this.
23
For I see that you are full of bitter envy and are a prisoner of sin."
Romans 3:13
Their words are full of deadly deceit; wicked lies roll off their tongues, and dangerous threats, like snake's poison, from their lips;
Romans 3:14
their speech is filled with bitter curses.
James 3:5-8
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So it is with the tongue: small as it is, it can boast about great things. Just think how large a forest can be set on fire by a tiny flame!
6
And the tongue is like a fire. It is a world of wrong, occupying its place in our bodies and spreading evil through our whole being. It sets on fire the entire course of our existence with the fire that comes to it from hell itself.
7
We humans are able to tame and have tamed all other creatures---wild animals and birds, reptiles and fish.
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But no one has ever been able to tame the tongue. It is evil and uncontrollable, full of deadly poison.
Jude 1:15
to bring judgment on all, to condemn them all for the godless deeds they have performed and for all the terrible words that godless sinners have spoken against him!"
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Matthew 12:34-37
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You snakes---how can you say good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.
35
A good person brings good things out of a treasure of good things; a bad person brings bad things out of a treasure of bad things.
36
"You can be sure that on the Judgment Day you will have to give account of every useless word you have ever spoken.
37
Your words will be used to judge you---to declare you either innocent or guilty."