Matthew 15:17
Do you not yet understand, that whatever enters in at the mouth goes into the belly, and is eliminated?
Revised King James New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
16And Jesus said, Are you also still without understanding?
18But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
Cross References
Matthew 7:19Every tree that does not bring forth good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.
1 Corinthians 6:13Food is for the belly, and the belly for food: but God shall destroy both of them. The body is not for sexual immorality, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.
James 3:6And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity among our members. It defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the whole course of life; and is itself set on fire by 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 →