Matthew 15:19
For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witnessings, blasphemies;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
18but the things which go forth out of the mouth come out of the heart, and those defile man.
20these are the things which defile man; but the eating with unwashen hands does not defile man.
Cross References
Genesis 6:5And Jehovah saw that the wickedness of Man was great on the earth, and every imagination of the thoughts of his heart only evil continually.
Psalms 119:113SAMECH. The double-minded have I hated; but thy law do I love.
Proverbs 6:14deceits are in his heart; he deviseth mischief at all times, he soweth discords.
Proverbs 24:9The purpose of folly is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to men.
Isaiah 59:7Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood; their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths;
Jeremiah 17:9The heart is deceitful above all things, and incurable; 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 →