Matthew 15:18

Holman Christian Standard Bible

But what comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and this defiles a man.

Cross References

Psalm 36:3

The words of his mouth are malicious and deceptive; he has stopped acting wisely and doing good.

Proverbs 10:32

The lips of the righteous know what is appropriate, but the mouth of the wicked, only what is perverse.

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise makes knowledge attractive, but the mouth of fools blurts out foolishness.

Proverbs 15:28

The mind of the righteous person thinks before answering, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil things.

Proverbs 4:23

Guard your heart above all else, for it is the source of life.

Proverbs 6:12

A worthless person, a wicked man goes around speaking dishonestly,

Matthew 12:34

Brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.

Matthew 15:11

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

Matthew 15:17

“Don’t you realize that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is eliminated?

Mark 7:20

Then He said, “What comes out of a person — that defiles him.

Luke 19:22

“He told him, ‘I will judge you by what you have said, you evil slave! If you knew I was a tough man, collecting what I didn’t deposit and reaping what I didn’t sow,

1 Samuel 24:13

As the old proverb says, ‘Wickedness comes from wicked people.’ My hand will never be against you.