Mark 7:21
For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts,
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
In Context
20He said, "That which proceeds out of the man, that defiles the man.
22covetings, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.
Cross References
Genesis 6:5The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Job 14:4Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean?Not one.
Job 25:4How then can man be just with God?Or how can he who is born of a woman be clean?
Psalms 14:3They have all gone aside.They have together become corrupt.There is none who does good, no, not one.
Psalms 53:3Every one of them has gone back.They have become filthy together.There is no one who does good, no, not one.
Proverbs 4:23Keep your heart with all diligence,for out of it is the wellspring of life.
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 →