Mark 7:22
greed, malice, deceit, indecency, envy, slander, pride, thoughtlessness—
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23all these evils come from inside and defile people.”
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:54The kindest and most sensitive man among you will refuse to share his food with his brother, the wife he loves, and those of his own children who are left.
1 Samuel 18:8What they were singing made Saul very angry as he didn't think it was right. He said to himself, “They've given David credit for killing tens of thousands, but only thousands to me. All that's left is to give him the kingdom!”
2 Chronicles 32:31But when ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon came to him to ask about the miraculous sign that had happened in the country, God left him to test him, so he could know Hezekiah's true thinking.
Proverbs 12:23If you're sensible, you don't show off your knowledge, but stupid people announce their stupidity.
Proverbs 23:6Don't accept meal invitations from miserly people; don't be greedy for their fancy food,
Proverbs 27:22Even if you ground stupid people in a mortar, crushing them like grain with the pestle, you can't get rid of stupidity from them.
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 →