Matthew 15:11
Not what enters into the mouth defiles the man; but what goes forth out of the mouth, this defiles the man.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
10And having called to [him] the crowd, 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 deviseth mischievous things, like a sharp razor, practising deceit.
Isaiah 37:23Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted the voice? Against the Holy One of Israel hast thou lifted up thine eyes on high.
Isaiah 59:13in transgressing and lying against Jehovah, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.
Matthew 12:34Offspring of vipers! how can ye speak good things, being wicked? For of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
Mark 7:15There is nothing from outside a man entering into him which can defile him; but the things which go out from him, those it is which 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 →