Matthew 15:11
Not that which entereth into the mouth defileth the man; but that which proceedeth out of the mouth, this defileth the man.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
10And he called to him the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
Cross References
Psalms 10:7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression: under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.
Psalms 52:2Thy tongue deviseth very wickedness; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Isaiah 37:23Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 59:13in transgressing and denying the LORD, and turning away from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.
Matthew 12:34Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Mark 7:15there is nothing from without the man, that going into him can defile him: but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the 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 →