Matthew 15:18

A Conservative Version

But the things coming out of the mouth come forth from the heart, and those things defile the man.

Cross References

Proverbs 15:28

The heart of a righteous man meditates to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

Matthew 12:34

Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

Matthew 15:11

Not that which enters into the mouth defiles the man, but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles the man.

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise utters knowledge rightly, but the mouth of fools pours out folly.

Proverbs 10:32

The lips of a righteous man knows what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked [is] perverseness.

Proverbs 6:12

A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth,

Luke 19:22

He says to him, Out of thy mouth I will judge thee, thou evil bondman. Thou had known that I am an austere man taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow.

Psalm 36:3

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise [and] to do good.

1 Samuel 24:13

As says the proverb of the ancients, Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness, but my hand shall not be upon thee.

Proverbs 4:23

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

Matthew 15:17

Do ye not yet understand, that everything entering into the mouth goes into the belly, and is cast out into a toilet?

Mark 7:20

And he said, That which comes out of the man, that defiles the man.