Matthew 15:19

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

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

In Context

18while, the things which proceed out of the mouth, out of the heart, come forth, and, they, defile the man.

20these, are the things which defile the man, but, the eating with unwashed hands, doth not defile the man.

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Cross References

Genesis 6:5Then Yahweh saw that great, was the wickedness of man in the earth, and that, every purpose of the devices of his heart, was only wicked all the day;

Psalms 119:113[SAMECH.] Half-hearted ones, do I hate, but, thy law, do I love.

Proverbs 6:14[Hath] perverse things in his heart, deviseth mischief on every occasion, strifes, he sendeth forth.

Proverbs 24:9The purpose of folly, is sin, and, an abomination to mankind, is a buffoon.

Isaiah 59:7Their feet, to mischief, do run, And they speed to shed innocent blood,—Their devices, are devices of iniquity, Wasting and destruction, are in their high roads;

Jeremiah 17:9Deceitful is the heart above all things And, dangerously wayward,—Who can know it?

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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