Matthew 15:18

But those things which go out from the mouth, come from the heart; and these defile the man.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.

In Context

17Do you not yet understand that whatever enters the mouth passes into the belly, and is cast out into the sink?

19For from the heart come evil reasonings, murders, adulteries, lewd actions, thefts, false testimonies, impious words.

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Cross References

Matthew 15:11That which enters the mouth does not defile the man; but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles the man.

James 3:6And the tongue is a fire, the world of iniquity. So is the tongue placed among our members, defiling the whole body, setting on fire the course of life, and being set on fire by hell.

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 →

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