Matthew 15:18 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

¹⁸ But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ But whatever comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and this is what makes a man unclean and defiles [him].

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

¹⁸ But what goes out of the mouth comes from the heart. And that’s what contaminates a person in God’s sight.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ But what proceeds from the mouth, goes forth from the heart, and those are the things that defile a man.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁸ But the things which proceed out of the mouth, come forth from the heart, and those things defile a man.

Matthew 15:18 Cross References

Psalm 36:3

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.

Proverbs 10:32

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.

Proverbs 15:28

The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

Proverbs 4:23

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

Proverbs 6:12

A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.

Matthew 12:34

O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Matthew 15:11

Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

Matthew 15:17

Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?

Mark 7:20

And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.

Luke 19:22

And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:

1 Samuel 24:13

As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.