Matthew 15:11

New American Bible - revised edition

It is not what enters one’s mouth that defiles that person; but what comes out of the mouth is what defiles one.”

Cross References

Psalm 10:7

Their mouths are full of oaths, violence, and lies; discord and evil are under their tongues.

Psalm 12:2

Help, Lord, for no one loyal remains; the faithful have vanished from the children of men.

Isaiah 37:23

Whom have you insulted and blasphemed, at whom have you raised your voice And lifted up your eyes on high? At the Holy One of Israel!

Matthew 15:10

He summoned the crowd and said to them, “Hear and understand.

Matthew 15:12

Then his disciples approached and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees took offense when they heard what you said?”

Mark 7:15

Nothing that enters one from outside can defile that person; but the things that come out from within are what defile.” [

Romans 14:14

I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself; still, it is unclean for someone who thinks it unclean.

Romans 14:17

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of food and drink, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the holy Spirit;

Romans 14:20

For the sake of food, do not destroy the work of God. Everything is indeed clean, but it is wrong for anyone to become a stumbling block by eating;

1 Timothy 4:3

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

Titus 1:15

To the clean all things are clean, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is clean; in fact, both their minds and their consciences are tainted.

Hebrews 13:9

Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teaching. It is good to have our hearts strengthened by grace and not by foods, which do not benefit those who live by them.

2 Peter 2:18

For, talking empty bombast, they seduce with licentious desires of the flesh those who have barely escaped from people who live in error.