The words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has stopped acting wisely and doing good.
Matthew 15:18 - Modern King James Version But the things which come out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile the man. 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 words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has stopped acting wisely and doing good.
The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing; but the mouth of the wicked what is contrary.
The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, but the mouth of fools pours out foolishness.
The heart of the righteous studies to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
Keep your heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
Offspring of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
Not that which goes into the mouth defiles a man; but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.
Do you not yet understand that whatever enters in at the mouth goes into the belly, and is cast out into the waste-bowl?
And He said, That which comes out of the man is what defiles the man.
And he said to him, I will judge you out of your own mouth, wicked servant! You knew that I was a harsh man, taking up what I had not laid down and reaping what I did not sow.
As the ancient proverb says, Wickedness proceeds from the wicked. But my hand shall not be on you.