Mark 7:20
And he said, That which cometh out of a man, that defileth a man.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.
In Context
21For from within, out of the heart of men, come forth evil thoughts, fornications,
Cross References
Psalms 41:6If one come to see me, he speaketh falsehood; His heart gathereth malice; When he goeth abroad, he uttereth it.
Matthew 12:34How can ye, evil as ye are, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Hebrews 7:6but he whose descent is not reckoned from them took tithes of Abraham, and blessed him who had the promises.
James 3:6And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity! The tongue among our members is that which defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the wheel of life, and is itself set on fire by hell.
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 →