Matthew 15:11
A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”
Majority Standard Bible
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In Context
10Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand.
Cross References
Psalms 10:7His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.
Psalms 52:2Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.
Isaiah 37:23Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!
Isaiah 59:13rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies from the heart.
Matthew 12:34You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.
Mark 7:15Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.
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 →