Mark 7:22

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

adultery, greed, doing bad things to people, lying, doing things that are morally wrong, jealousy, insulting people, proud talking, and foolish living.

Cross References

Matthew 20:15

I can do what I want with my own money. Why would you be jealous because I am generous?’

1 Peter 5:5

Young people, I have something to say to you too. You should accept the authority of the elders. You should all have a humble attitude in dealing with each other. “God is against the proud, but he is kind to the humble.” Proverbs 3:34

1 Peter 2:15

When you do good, you stop ignorant people from saying foolish things about you. This is what God wants.

2 Corinthians 10:5

and we tear down every proud idea that raises itself against the knowledge of God. We also capture every thought and make it give up and obey Christ.

Matthew 6:23

But if you look at people in a selfish way, you will be full of darkness. And if the only light you have is really darkness, you have the worst kind of darkness.

Ecclesiastes 7:25

I studied and I tried very hard to find true wisdom. I tried to find a reason for everything. I did learn that it is foolish to be evil, and it is crazy to act like a fool.

Proverbs 28:22

Selfish people only want to get rich. They do not realize that they are very close to being poor.

Proverbs 27:22

Even if you pound fools to powder like grain in a bowl, you will never force the foolishness out of them.

Proverbs 24:9

Such foolish plans are wrong, and people have no respect for someone who laughs at what is right.

Proverbs 23:6

Don’t eat with selfish people. Control any desire you have for their finest foods.

Proverbs 22:15

Children do foolish things, but if you punish them, they will learn not to do them.

Proverbs 12:23

Smart people don’t tell everything they know, but fools tell everything and show they are fools.

Psalm 10:4

The wicked are too proud to ask God for help. He does not fit into their plans.

2 Chronicles 32:31

One time the leaders of Babylon sent messengers to Hezekiah. The messengers asked about a strange sign that had happened in the nations. When they came, God left Hezekiah alone to test him and to know everything that was in Hezekiah’s heart.

Deuteronomy 28:56

“Even the most kind and gentle woman among you will become cruel. She might be a lady so gentle and delicate that she never put her feet on the ground to walk anywhere. But she will become cruel to her husband she loves so much. And she will be cruel to her own son and daughter.

Deuteronomy 28:54

“Even the most kind and gentle man among you will become cruel. He will be cruel to his family, and he will be cruel to his wife he loves so much. And he will be cruel to his children who are still alive.

Deuteronomy 15:9

“Don’t ever refuse to help someone simply because the seventh year, the year for canceling debts, is near. Don’t let an evil thought like that enter your mind. You must never have bad thoughts about someone who needs help. You must not refuse to help them. If you don’t help the poor, they might complain to the Lord, and he will judge you guilty of sin.

Psalm 119:36

Give me the desire to follow your rules, not the desire to get rich.

Isaiah 59:7

Your feet run toward evil. You are always ready to kill innocent people. You think of nothing but evil. Everywhere you go you cause trouble and ruin.

Isaiah 59:13

We rebelled against the Lord and lied to him. We turned away from our God and left him. We planned to hurt others and to rebel against God. From hearts filled with lies, we talked about it and made our plans.

Jeremiah 17:9

“Nothing can hide its evil as well as the human mind. It can be very sick, and no one really understands it.

Mark 7:21

All these bad things begin inside a person, in the mind: bad thoughts, sexual sins, stealing, murder,

Mark 7:23

These evil things come from inside a person. And these are the things that make people unacceptable to God.”