Matthew 15:18

Good News Translation (US Version)

But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these are the things that make you ritually unclean.

Cross References

Proverbs 15:28

Good people think before they answer. Evil people have a quick reply, but it causes trouble.

Matthew 12:34

You snakes—how can you say good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

Matthew 15:11

It is not what goes into your mouth that makes you ritually unclean; rather, what comes out of it makes you unclean.”

Proverbs 15:2

When wise people speak, they make knowledge attractive, but stupid people spout nonsense.

Proverbs 10:32

Righteous people know the kind thing to say, but the wicked are always saying things that hurt.

Proverbs 6:12

Worthless, wicked people go around telling lies.

Luke 19:22

He said to him, ‘You bad servant! I will use your own words to condemn you! You know that I am a hard man, taking what is not mine and reaping what I have not planted.

Psalm 36:3

Their speech is wicked and full of lies; they no longer do what is wise and good.

1 Samuel 24:13

You know the old saying, ‘Evil is done only by evil people.’ And so I will not harm you.

Proverbs 4:23

Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.

Matthew 15:17

Don't you understand? Anything that goes into your mouth goes into your stomach and then on out of your body.

Mark 7:20

And he went on to say, “It is what comes out of you that makes you unclean.