Matthew 15:18

Good News Translation

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

Psalm 36:3

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

Proverbs 10:32

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

Proverbs 15:2

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

Proverbs 15:28

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

Proverbs 4:23

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

Proverbs 6:12

Worthless, wicked people go around telling lies.

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.”

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.

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.

1 Samuel 24:13

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