Matthew 15:18
But what proceeds from the mouth, goes forth from the heart, and those are the things that defile a man.
Catholic Public Domain Version
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
Cross References
Psalms 36:3Hope in the Lord and do good, and dwell in the land, and so you shall be pastured with its riches.
Proverbs 10:32The lips of the just consider what is acceptable. And the mouth of the impious considers perversities.
Proverbs 15:28The mind of the just meditates on obedience. The mouth of the impious overflows with evils.
Matthew 15:11A man is not defiled by what enters into the mouth, but by what proceeds from the mouth. This is what defiles a man.”
James 3:6And so the tongue is like a fire, comprising all iniquity. The tongue, stationed in the midst of our body, can defile the entire body and inflame the wheel of our nativity, setting a 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 →