The lips of the righteous know what is appropriate, but the mouth of the wicked, only what is perverse.
Matthew 15:18 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised But what comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and this defiles a person. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But whatever comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and this is what makes a man unclean and defiles [him]. American Standard Version (1901) But the things which proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the heart; and they defile the man. Common English Bible But what goes out of the mouth comes from the heart. And that’s what contaminates a person in God’s sight. Catholic Public Domain Version But what proceeds from the mouth, goes forth from the heart, and those are the things that defile a man. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But the things which proceed out of the mouth, come forth from the heart, and those things defile a man. |
The lips of the righteous know what is appropriate, but the mouth of the wicked, only what is perverse.
The tongue of the wise makes knowledge attractive, but the mouth of fools blurts out foolishness.
The mind of the righteous person thinks before answering, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil things.
Brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.
It’s not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth #– #this defiles a person.’
‘Don’t you realise that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is eliminated?
‘He told him, “I will condemn you by what you have said, you evil servant! If you knew I was a harsh man, collecting what I didn’t deposit and reaping what I didn’t sow,
As the old proverb says, “Wickedness comes from wicked people.” My hand will never be against you.