Matthew 15:11
That which goeth into the mouth, defileth not the man, but that which commeth out of the mouth, that defileth the man.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
10Then hee called the multitude vnto him, and said to them, Heare and vnderstand.
Cross References
Psalms 10:7His mouth is full of cursing and deceite and fraude: vnder his tongue is mischiefe and iniquitie.
Psalms 52:2Thy tongue imagineth mischiefe, and is like a sharpe rasor, that cutteth deceitfully.
Isaiah 37:23Whome hast thou railed on and blasphemed? and against whome hast thou exalted thy voyce, and lifted vp thine eyes on hie? euen against the holy one of Israel.
Isaiah 59:13In trespassing and lying against the Lord, and wee haue departed away from our God, and haue spoken of crueltie and rebellion, conceiuing and vttering out of the heart false matters.
Matthew 12:34O generations of vipers, howe can you speake good things, when ye are euill? For of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Mark 7:15There is nothing without a man, that can defile him, when it entreth into him: but the things which proceede out of him, are they which defile the man.
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 →