Matthew 15:19
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimony, blasphemies.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
18But the things which proceed from the mouth come out of the heart; and these defile a man.
20These are the things which defile a man; but to eat with unwashed hands defileth not a man.
Cross References
Psalms 119:113I hate impious men, And thy law I do love.
Proverbs 6:14Fraud is in his heart; He deviseth mischief continually; He scattereth contentions.
Proverbs 24:9The purpose of folly is sin; And a scoffer is an abomination to men.
Isaiah 59:7Their feet run to evil; They make haste to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are evil thoughts; Oppression and destruction are in their paths.
Jeremiah 17:9The heart is deceitful above all things; Yea, it is corrupt; who can know it?
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 →