Matthew 15:18

The Passion Translation

But what comes out of your mouth reveals the core of your heart. Words can pollute, not food.

Cross References

Proverbs 15:28

Lovers of God think before they speak, but the careless blurt out wicked words meant to cause harm.

Matthew 12:34

But you who are known as the Pharisees are rotten to the core like venomous snakes. How can your words be good if you are rotten within? For what has been stored up in your hearts will be heard in the overflow of your words!

Matthew 15:11

What truly contaminates a person is not what he puts into his mouth but what comes out of his mouth. That’s what makes people defiled.”

Proverbs 15:2

When wisdom speaks, understanding becomes attractive. But the words of the fool make their ignorance look laughable.

Proverbs 10:32

Words that bring delight pour from the lips of the godly, but the words of the wicked are duplicitous.

Proverbs 6:12

Here’s another life lesson to learn from observing wayward and wicked men. You can tell they are lawless. They’re constant liars, proud deceivers, full of clever ploys and convincing plots.

Luke 19:22

“The king said, ‘You wicked servant! I will judge you using your own words. If what you said about me is true, that I am a harsh man, pushing you for a high return and wanting gain from others’ efforts,

Psalm 36:3

Their wicked words are nothing but lies. Wisdom is far from them. Goodness is both forgotten and forsaken.

Proverbs 4:23

So above all, guard the affections of your heart, for they affect all that you are. Pay attention to the welfare of your innermost being, for from there flows the wellspring of life.

Matthew 15:17

Is it hard to understand that whatever you eat enters the stomach only to pass out into the sewer?

Mark 7:20

He added, “Words and deeds pollute a person, not food.