Mark 7:21

Modern English Version

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adultery, fornication, murder,

Cross References

Genesis 6:5

The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was continually only evil.

Genesis 8:21

The Lord smelled a soothing aroma; and the Lord said in His heart, “I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the inclination of man’s heart is evil from his youth, nor will I again destroy every living thing as I have done.

Job 14:4

Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? There is no one.

Job 25:4

How then can man be righteous with God? Or how can he who is born of a woman be clean?

Psalm 119:36

Incline my heart unto Your testimonies, and not unto covetousness.

Psalm 14:1

The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is no one who does good.

Psalm 14:3

They have all gone astray; they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, no, not one.

Psalm 53:1

The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have committed abominable injustice; there is none who does good.

Psalm 53:3

Every one of them has turned aside; together they have become corrupt; there is no one who does good, no, not one.

Proverbs 15:25

The Lord will destroy the house of the proud, but He will maintain the boundary of the widow.

Proverbs 4:23

Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it flow the springs of life.

Isaiah 59:13

transgressing, and lying against the Lord, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.

Isaiah 59:7

Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood; their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; devastation and destruction are in their paths.

Jeremiah 16:12

And you have done worse than your fathers, for behold, you each walk after the imaginations of his evil heart, so that they do not listen to Me.

Jeremiah 17:9

The heart is more deceitful than all things and desperately wicked; who can understand it?

Jeremiah 4:14

O Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness, that you may be saved. How long shall your evil thoughts lodge within you?

Ezekiel 38:10

Thus says the Lord God: It shall come to pass on that day that things shall come into your mind and you shall think an evil thought,

Matthew 15:19

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immorality, thefts, false witness, and blasphemies.

Matthew 9:4

Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts?

Mark 7:20

And He said, “What comes out of a man is what defiles a man.

Mark 7:22

theft, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, an envious eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.

Luke 16:15

He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is highly esteemed before men is an abomination before God.

Acts 5:4

While it remained unsold, was it not your own? And when it was sold, was it not under your authority? Why have you conceived this deed in your heart? You did not lie to men, but to God.”

Acts 8:22

Therefore repent of your wickedness, and ask God if perhaps the intention of your heart may be forgiven you.

Romans 7:5

When we were in the flesh, the passions of sin, through the law, worked in our members to bear fruit leading to death.

Romans 7:8

But sin, taking opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of coveting. For apart from the law sin is dead.

Colossians 3:5

Therefore put to death the parts of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, inordinate affection, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

Titus 3:3

We also were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various desires and pleasures, living in evil and envy, filled with hatred and hating each other.

James 2:4

have you not then become partial among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?