Mark 7:20
But he said that the things which come out from a man, they defile a man.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.
In Context
21For from within out of the heart of men proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
Cross References
Psalms 41:6My enemies have spoken evils against me: when shall he die and his name perish?
Matthew 12:34O generation of vipers, how can you speak good things, whereas you are evil? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Hebrews 7:6But he, whose pedigree is not numbered among them, received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.
James 3:6And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is placed among our members, which defileth the whole body, and inflameth the wheel of our nativity, being set on fire by hell.
Matthew Henry on Mark 7:2-24
The Traditions of the Elders; The Worst Defilement from Within. 1 Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem. 2 And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault. 3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. 4 And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they… Read the whole commentary →