Matthew 15:18

But the things that proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the heart; and they defile the man.

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

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

17Do ye not yet understand, that whatever enters into the mouth goes into the belly, and is cast out into the drain?

19For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false-witnessings, blasphemies.

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Cross References

Matthew 15:11Not that which enters into the mouth defiles the man; but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles the man.

James 3:6And the tongue is a fire, that world of iniquity! The tongue among our members is that which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of life, and is set on fire by 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 →

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