Matthew 15:17

Do ye not observe, that every thing which entereth into the mouth passeth into the belly, and is ejected into the vault?

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

In The King James Version

Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?

In Context

16And Jesus said, Are ye also to this time destitute of intelligence?

18But the things which go forth out of the mouth, come out of the heart, and they are the things which defile a man:

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Cross References

Matthew 7:19Every tree that beareth not good fruit, is cut down, and cast into the fire.

1 Corinthians 6:13Meats are for the belly, and the belly for meats; but God will destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for whoredom, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.

James 3:6And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: in such manner is the tongue placed among our members, that it defileth all the body, and setteth on fire the circle of nature; and is set on fire of hell.

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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