Matthew 12:35-37

The Biblical Illustrator - Matthew 12:36

Matthew 12:36That every idle word.Idle wordsThe Pharisees bad said, “This fellow doth not east out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.” Christ meets this objection in two ways.I. He shows its unreasonableness. It is against experience that any power, good or bad, consciously seeks its own destruction. The powers of evil and of good are distinct, and each power is ready to defend itself.II. He condemns the spirit in which it was made, and brings out the serious nature of the sin... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 12:35

35 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. Ver. 35. Out of the good treasure, &c. ] Out of his habit of heavenly mindedness, out of that law of grace in his heart, "his mouth speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talks of judgment," Psalms 37:30-31 . Works not done from a principle of life within are dead works, saith the author to the Hebrews, be they for the matter never so good and... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 12:36

36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. Ver. 36. That every idle word, &c. ] Idle and waste words are to be accounted for; what then evil and wicked? Therefore "let thine own words grieve thee," as David somewhere hath it, thy frivolous and fruitless speeches; for among a thousand talents of common communication (saith Cassiodore), a man can scarcely find a hundred pence of spiritual speeches, imo nec decem... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 12:37

37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. Ver. 37. For by thy words thou shalt be justified ] Our Saviour insists upon this subject because by words they had sinned against the Holy Ghost. A man’s most and worst sins be his words. St Paul, making the anatomy of a natural man, stands more on the organ of speech than all the other members, Romans 3:4 ; St James saith, "that the tongue is" not a city or country, but "a world of iniquity," James 3:6 .... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Matthew 12:35

good man: Matthew 13:52, Psalms 37:30, Psalms 37:31, Proverbs 10:20, Proverbs 10:21, Proverbs 12:6, Proverbs 12:17-Psalms :, Proverbs 15:4, Proverbs 15:23, Proverbs 15:28, Proverbs 16:21-Isaiah :, Proverbs 25:11, Proverbs 25:12, Ephesians 4:29, Colossians 3:16, Colossians 4:6 and an: Matthew 12:34 Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 6:7 - shalt talk Joshua 1:8 - book 1 Samuel 1:16 - out of Job 8:10 - utter words Job 22:22 - lay up Psalms 34:13 - Keep Psalms 45:1 - is inditing Psalms 49:3 - meditation... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Matthew 12:36

every: Ecclesiastes 12:14, Romans 2:16, Ephesians 6:4-Joshua :, Jude 1:14, Jude 1:15, Revelation 20:12 idle word: חלב [Strong's G4487], בסדןע [Strong's G692], i.e., ב̓וסדןם - (work, act, deed) from ב, privative, and וסדןם [Strong's G2041], work, a word that produces no good effect, and is not calculated to produce any. "Discourse," says Dr. Doddridge, "tending to innocent mirth, to exhilarate the spirits, is not idle discourse; as the time spent in necessary recreation is not idle time. ... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Matthew 12:37

For by: Proverbs 13:3 justified: James 2:21-Lamentations : Reciprocal: Job 6:26 - reprove Job 9:20 - mine Job 15:3 - he reason Job 15:6 - own mouth Job 35:2 - Thinkest Job 37:20 - Shall it Psalms 59:12 - For the Isaiah 3:8 - because Luke 19:22 - Out James 3:2 - a perfect read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Matthew 12:36

But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.Ye may perhaps think, God does not so much regard your words.But I say to you — That not for blasphemous and profane words only, but for every idle word which men shall speak - For want of seriousness or caution; for every discourse which is not conducive to the glory of God, they shall give account in the day of judgment. read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Matthew 12:37

For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.For by thy words (as well as thy tempers and works) thou shalt then be either acquitted or condemned. Your words as well as actions shall he produced in evidence for or against you, to prove whether you was a true believer or not. And according to that evidence you will either be acquitted or condemned in the great day. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 12:33-37

33-37. Our Lord in this passage first argues in regard to himself, that as his fruit is good, namely, his miracles of mercy, it follows that he is good, and not, as they have blasphemously charged, on the side of evil. He then retorts the same principle on themselves. They cannot do right and good so long as their hearts are evil. Nothing but the change of heart can produce the beneficent change of life. read more

The Biblical Illustrator - Matthew 12:36

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 12:35

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 12:36

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 12:37

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Matthew 12:35

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Matthew 12:36

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Matthew 12:37

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Matthew 12:36

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Matthew 12:37

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 12:33-37

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