Matthew 15:19
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immorality, thefts, false witness, slanders:
Revised King James New Testament
In The King James Version
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18But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
20These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a 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 →