Matthew 15:19
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false-witnessings, blasphemies.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
18But the things that proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the heart; and they defile the man.
20These are the things that defile the man; but to eat with unwashen hands defiles not 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 →