Matthew 15:18

New King James Version

But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man.

Cross References

Psalm 36:3

The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit; He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

Proverbs 10:32

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, But the mouth of the wicked what is perverse.

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, But the mouth of fools pours forth foolishness.

Proverbs 15:28

The heart of the righteous studies how to answer, But the mouth of the wicked pours forth evil.

Proverbs 4:23

Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.

Proverbs 6:12

A worthless person, a wicked man, Walks with a perverse mouth;

Matthew 12:34

Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

Matthew 15:11

Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”

Matthew 15:17

Do you not yet understand that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and is eliminated?

Mark 7:20

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

Luke 19:22

And he said to him, ‘Out of your own mouth I will judge you, you wicked servant. You knew that I was an austere man, collecting what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow.

1 Samuel 24:13

As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.’ But my hand shall not be against you.