Matthew 15:19
For from the heart go out evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
In Context
20These are the things that defile a man. But to eat without washing hands does not defile a man.”
Cross References
Genesis 6:5Then God, seeing that the wickedness of men was great upon the earth and that every thought of their heart was intent upon evil at all times,
Proverbs 6:14With a depraved heart he devises evil, and at all times he sows conflict.
Proverbs 24:9The intention of the foolish is sin. And the detractor is an abomination among men.
Isaiah 59:7Their feet run to evil, and they rush to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are useless thoughts; devastation and destruction are in their ways.
Jeremiah 17:9The heart is depraved above all things, and it is unsearchable, who can know it?
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 →