Matthew 15:19

New Century Version

Out of the mind come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual sins, stealing, lying, and speaking evil of others.

Cross References

Genesis 6:5

The Lord saw that the human beings on the earth were very wicked and that everything they thought about was evil.

Genesis 8:21

The Lord was pleased with these sacrifices and said to himself, “I will never again curse the ground because of human beings. Their thoughts are evil even when they are young, but I will never again destroy every living thing on the earth as I did this time.

Psalm 119:113

I hate disloyal people, but I love your teachings.

Proverbs 22:15

Every child is full of foolishness, but punishment can get rid of it.

Proverbs 24:9

Making foolish plans is sinful, and making fun of wisdom is hateful.

Proverbs 4:23

Be careful what you think, because your thoughts run your life.

Proverbs 6:14

They make evil plans in their hearts and are always starting arguments.

Isaiah 55:7

The wicked should stop doing wrong, and they should stop their evil thoughts. They should return to the Lord so he may have mercy on them. They should come to our God, because he will freely forgive them.

Isaiah 59:7

They eagerly run to do evil, and they are always ready to kill innocent people. They think evil thoughts. Everywhere they go they cause ruin and destruction.

Jeremiah 17:9

“More than anything else, a person’s mind is evil and cannot be healed. Who can understand it?

Jeremiah 4:14

People of Jerusalem, clean the evil from your hearts so that you can be saved. Don’t continue making evil plans.

Numbers 22:29

Balaam answered the donkey, “You have made me look foolish! I wish I had a sword in my hand! I would kill you right now!”

Matthew 15:20

These things make people unclean; eating with unwashed hands does not make them unclean.”

Matthew 5:28

But I tell you that if anyone looks at a woman and wants to sin sexually with her, in his mind he has already done that sin with the woman.

Matthew 9:4

Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, “Why are you thinking evil thoughts?

Acts 8:22

Change your heart! Turn away from this evil thing you have done, and pray to the Lord. Maybe he will forgive you for thinking this.

Romans 7:18

Yes, I know that nothing good lives in me—I mean nothing good lives in the part of me that is earthly and sinful. I want to do the things that are good, but I do not do them.