Matthew 15:18

But the things, which proceed out of the mouth, come from the heart, and those defile a man.

1770 John Worsley NT

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

17Do ye not yet know, that whatever goeth into the mouth passeth to the belly and is discharged downwards?

19For out of the heart proceed wicked disputings, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false-witnessings, slanders:

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Cross References

Matthew 15:11not that which goeth into the mouth defileth the man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this polluteth the man.

James 3:6And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our several parts, defiling the whole body, inflaming the course of nature, and is 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 →

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