Matthew 15:18
But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.
Berean Standard Bible
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
17“Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?
Cross References
Psalms 36:3The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.
Proverbs 10:32The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.
Proverbs 15:28The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.
Matthew 15:11A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”
James 3:6The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself 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 →