Matthew 15:19

Good News Translation (US Version)

For from your heart come the evil ideas which lead you to kill, commit adultery, and do other immoral things; to rob, lie, and slander others.

Cross References

Jeremiah 17:9

“Who can understand the human heart? There is nothing else so deceitful; it is too sick to be healed.

Proverbs 4:23

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

Genesis 6:5

When the Lord saw how wicked everyone on earth was and how evil their thoughts were all the time,

Jeremiah 4:14

Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart, so that you may be saved. How long will you go on thinking sinful thoughts?

Acts 8:22

Repent, then, of this evil plan of yours, and pray to the Lord that he will forgive you for thinking such a thing as this.

Isaiah 59:7

You are always planning something evil, and you can hardly wait to do it. You never hesitate to murder innocent people. You leave ruin and destruction wherever you go,

Isaiah 55:7

Let the wicked leave their way of life and change their way of thinking. Let them turn to the Lord, our God; he is merciful and quick to forgive.

Proverbs 6:14

all the while planning evil in their perverted minds, stirring up trouble everywhere.

Psalm 119:113

I hate those who are not completely loyal to you, but I love your law.

Romans 7:18

I know that good does not live in me—that is, in my human nature. For even though the desire to do good is in me, I am not able to do it.

Matthew 9:4

Jesus perceived what they were thinking, and so he said, “Why are you thinking such evil things?

Genesis 8:21

The odor of the sacrifice pleased the Lord, and he said to himself, “Never again will I put the earth under a curse because of what people do; I know that from the time they are young their thoughts are evil. Never again will I destroy all living beings, as I have done this time.

Proverbs 24:9

Any scheme a fool thinks up is sinful. People hate a person who has nothing but scorn for others.

Proverbs 22:15

Children just naturally do silly, careless things, but a good spanking will teach them how to behave.

Numbers 22:29

Balaam answered, “Because you have made a fool of me! If I had a sword, I would kill you.”

Matthew 5:28

But now I tell you: anyone who looks at a woman and wants to possess her is guilty of committing adultery with her in his heart.

Matthew 15:20

These are the things that make you unclean. But to eat without washing your hands as they say you should—this doesn't make you unclean.”