Matthew 15:11

Holman Christian Standard Bible

It’s not what goes into the mouth that defiles a man, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”

Cross References

Psalm 10:7

Cursing, deceit, and violence fill his mouth; trouble and malice are under his tongue.

Psalm 12:2

They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts.

Isaiah 37:23

Who is it you have mocked and blasphemed? Who have you raised your voice against and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!

Matthew 15:10

Summoning the crowd, He told them, “Listen and understand:

Matthew 15:12

Then the disciples came up and told Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees took offense when they heard this statement? ”

Mark 7:15

Nothing that goes into a person from outside can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.

Romans 14:14

(I know and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. Still, to someone who considers a thing to be unclean, to that one it is unclean. )

Romans 14:17

for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Romans 14:20

Do not tear down God’s work because of food. Everything is clean, but it is wrong for a man to cause stumbling by what he eats.

1 Timothy 4:3

They forbid marriage and demand abstinence from foods that God created to be received with gratitude by those who believe and know the truth.

Titus 1:15

To the pure, everything is pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; in fact, both their mind and conscience are defiled.

Hebrews 13:9

Don’t be led astray by various kinds of strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be established by grace and not by foods, since those involved in them have not benefited.

2 Peter 2:18

For by uttering boastful, empty words, they seduce, with fleshly desires and debauchery, people who have barely escaped from those who live in error.