Matthew 15:17
Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth goes on into the stomach, and is sent out as waste?
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
In Context
16And he said, Are you, like them, still without wisdom?
18But the things which come out of the mouth come from the heart; and they make a man unclean.
Cross References
Matthew 7:19Every tree which does not give good fruit is cut down and put in the fire.
1 Corinthians 6:13Food is for the stomach and the stomach for food, and God will put an end to them together. But the body is not for the desires of the flesh, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body:
James 3:6And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from 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 →