The words of his mouth are trouble and deceit; he has ceased to act wisely and do good.
Matthew 15:18 - English Standard Version 2016 But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person. Matoleo zaidiKing 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 trouble and deceit; he has ceased to act wisely and do good.
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse.
The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly.
The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.”
Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is expelled?
He said to him, ‘I will condemn you with your own words, you wicked servant! You knew that I was a severe man, taking what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?
As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes wickedness.’ But my hand shall not be against you.