Matthew 15:11
Not that which enters into the mouth defiles the man, but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles the man.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
10And having called in the multitude, he said to them, Hear and understand.
Cross References
Psalms 10:7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.
Psalms 52:2Thy tongue devises wickedness, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Isaiah 37:23Whom have thou defied and blasphemed? And against whom have thou exalted thy voice and lifted up thine eyes on high? [Even] against the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 59:13transgressing and denying LORD, and turning away from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.
Matthew 12:34Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
Mark 7:15There is nothing outside the man, entering into him that can defile him, but the things coming out of him those are the things that defile the man.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 15:11-21
What Defileth a Man. 10 And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: 11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. 12 Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying? 13 But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. 14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead… Read the whole commentary →