Matthew 15:18

while, the things which proceed out of the mouth, out of the heart, come forth, and, they, defile the man.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.

In Context

17Perceive ye not that, every thing which entereth into the mouth, into the stomach, findeth way, and, into the draught, is passed;

19For, out of the heart, come forth wicked designs,—murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, profane speakings:

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Cross References

Psalms 36:3The words of his mouth, are iniquity and deceit, he hath left off to show discretion by doing well:

Proverbs 10:32The lips of the righteous, know what is pleasing, but, the mouth of the lawless, [speaketh] perversities.

Proverbs 15:28The heart of the righteous, studieth to answer, but, the mouth of the lawless, belcheth out mischiefs.

Matthew 15:11Not that which entereth into the mouth, defileth the man, but, that which proceedeth out of the mouth, the same, defileth the man,

James 3:6And, the tongue, is a fire,—[as], the world of unrighteousness, the tongue, becometh fixed among our members, that which defileth the whole body and setteth on fire the wheel of our natural life, and is set on fire, by gehenna!

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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