Mark 7:21
For from within, euen out of the heart of men, proceade euyll thoughtes, adulterie, fornication, murther,
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
In Context
20And he sayde: That which commeth out of a man, defyleth the man.
22Theft, couetousnes, wickednes, deceit, wantonnes, a wicked eye, blasphemies, pride, foolyshnes.
Cross References
Genesis 6:5But God sawe that the malice of man was great in the earth, and all the imagination of the thoughtes of his heart [was] only euyll euery day.
Proverbs 4:23Kepe thyne heart with all diligence, for out of it issueth lyfe.
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 →