Matthew 15:19

for out of the heart proceed evil thoughts – murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, perjury, slander.

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In The King James Version

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

In Context

18But the things that come out of the mouth proceed from the heart, and it is these that defile a person;

20These are the things that defile a person; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile a person.”

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Cross References

Genesis 6:5When the Lord saw that people’s wickedness was increasing in the world, and that the trend of their thoughts was at all times toward evil,

Psalms 119:113I hate people of divided heart, but your law do I love.

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 →

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