Matthew 12:35

In the original Greek according to Westcott-Hort, this verse is:

Ὁ ἀγαθὸς ἄνθρωπος ἐκ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ θησαυροῦ τῆς καρδίας ἐκβάλλει τὰ ἀγαθά· καὶ ὁ πονηρὸς ἄνθρωπος ἐκ τοῦ πονηροῦ θησαυροῦ ἐκβάλλει πονηρά.

In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads:

A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

The New International Version translates the passage as:

The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him.

Here Jesus explains the abundance of the heart by a treasure, which is an accumulation of goods. So a good person from the good heap of good thoughts and affections which he accumulates in his mind, naturally brings forth good words and works. However, an evil man, from the evil heap of evil affections in his mind, brings forth evil words and works.^[1][2]