Matthew 15:18

God's Word

But whatever goes out of the mouth comes from within, and that’s what makes a person unclean.

Cross References

Proverbs 15:28

The heart of a righteous person carefully considers how to answer, but the mouths of wicked people pour out a flood of evil things.

Matthew 12:34

You poisonous snakes! How can you evil people say anything good? Your mouth says what comes from inside you.

Matthew 15:11

What goes into a person’s mouth doesn’t make him unclean. It’s what comes out of the mouth that makes a person unclean.”

Proverbs 15:2

The tongues of wise people give good expression to knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out a flood of stupidity.

Proverbs 10:32

The lips of a righteous person announce good will, but the mouths of wicked people are devious.

Proverbs 6:12

A good-for-nothing scoundrel is a person who has a dishonest mouth.

Luke 19:22

“The king said to him, ‘I’ll judge you by what you’ve said, you evil servant! You knew that I was a tough person to get along with. You knew that I take what isn’t mine and harvest grain I haven’t planted.

Psalm 36:3

The words from his mouth are ⌞nothing but⌟ trouble and deception. He has stopped doing what is wise and good.

1 Samuel 24:13

It’s like people used to say long ago, ‘Wickedness comes from wicked people.’ But I will not lay a hand on you.

Proverbs 4:23

Guard your heart more than anything else, because the source of your life flows from it.

Matthew 15:17

Don’t you know that whatever goes into the mouth goes into the stomach and then into a toilet?

Mark 7:20

He continued, “It’s what comes out of a person that makes him unclean.