But the things which proceed out of the mouth come out of the heart, and they defile the man.
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But the things which proceed out of the mouth come out of the heart, and they defile the man.
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But those thingis which procede out of the mouth come from the herte and they defyle the man.
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But those thinges which proceede out of the mouth, come from the heart, and they defile the man.
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Passages linked to Matthew 15:18 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Proverbs 15:28 The heart of the righteous weighs answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.
- Matthew 12:34 You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.
- Matthew 15:11 That which enters into the mouth doesn’t defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.”
- James 3:6-10 And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna. For every kind of animal, bird, creeping thing, and sea creature, is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind; but nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men who are made in the image of God. Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
- Proverbs 10:32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.
- Proverbs 15:2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of fools gush out folly.
- Proverbs 6:12 A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth,
- 1 Samuel 24:13 As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes wickedness;’ but my hand will not be on you.
- Psalms 36:3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.
- Luke 19:22 “He said to him, ‘Out of your own mouth I will judge you, you wicked servant! You knew that I am an exacting man, taking up that which I didn’t lay down, and reaping that which I didn’t sow.
- Revelation 13:5-6 A mouth speaking great things and blasphemy was given to him. Authority to make war for forty-two months was given to him. He opened his mouth for blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his dwelling, those who dwell in heaven.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 18 But those things which proceed out of the…
18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
Ver. 18. Come forth from the heart] That forth of sin and fountain of folly; for "as a fountain casteth forth her waters, so doth the heart of man cast out its wickedness," Jer 6:7; and if the tongue be "a world of wickedness," Jas 3:6, what is the heart, that seminary of sin, wherein is a πανσπερμια, as Empedocles saith in Aristotle. {a} In this sea are not only that leviathan the devil (who there sets up his forts and strongholds, 2Co 10:4, and doth intrench and incage himself), but creeping things innumerable, Psa 104:26, making that which should be the temple of God a den of thieves, a palace of pride, a slaughter house of malice, a brothel house of uncleanness, a raging sea of sin, Isa 57:20, a little hell of black and blasphemous imaginations. The natural man lies rotting in the grave of corruption, wrapped up in the winding sheet of hardness of heart and blindness of mind, and (as a carcase crawleth with worms) swarming with those noisome lusts, that were able to poison up an honest heart.
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{a} As in that chaos, Gen 1:2, were the seeds of all creatures; so in the heart, of all sins.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain But those things which proceed out of the mouth,....…
But those things which proceed out of the mouth,.... Meaning not material things, as spittle, vomit, &c. but, as it follows, which
come forth from the heart: are first conceived and formed there, and then come forth from thence, and are expressed by the mouth; as all idle words, foolish talking, filthy jesting, unsavoury communication, and every word that is rotten and corrupt, or which is done in the life and conversation;
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and they defile the man: the heart is the corrupt fountain from whence all moral defilement flows; and sinful words and actions are the impure streams, which spring from thence, and increase the moral pollution of human nature.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 18. Proceed out of the mouth — Our words…
18. Proceed out of the mouth — Our words particularly. From the heart — They proceed from the inward intention. Thereby not merely our words but our actions, and all that go from the heart, are included. A man is a voluntary cause, and is responsible for all his voluntary and intentional effects.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Those things. He does not assert that everything which…
Those things. He does not assert that everything which issues from a man"s mouth defiles him; for, as was said above on ver. 11, many good things may come from a man"s mouth; but he means that the evil to which he gives utterance is fraught with pollution to his moral nature. From the heart. The heart stands for soul, mind, spirit, will, the whole inner man, that which makes him what he is, a conscious, intelligent, responsible being. Hence are attributed to it not only words, but acts, conceptions which issue in external actions, and the consequences which these involve.
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B. W. Johnson 1891 · Public Domain 18, 19. Out of the heart. The emotional nature;…
18, 19. Out of the heart. The emotional nature; the mind. Evil deeds are begotten of evil thoughts; evil words are the expression of these evil thoughts. These indicate a sinful heart and make a man sinful, or defiled.
B. W. Johnson's The People's New Testament with Notes (1889–1891) — public domain. Electronic text from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL) ThML edition.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Connecting Statement:
Connecting Statement:
Jesus continues to explain the parable that he told in Matthew 15:13-14.
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things that come out of the mouth
This refers to what a person says. AT: "words that a person says" (See: Metonymy)
from the heart
Here "heart" refers to a person's mind or innermost being. AT: "from inside the person" or "from a person's mind" (See: Metonymy)
murder
the act of killing innocent people
to eat with unwashed hands
This refers to eating without first ceremonially washing one's hands according to the traditions of the elders. AT: "eating without first washing one's hands"
translationWords
defile
evil
adultery
sexual immorality
corrupt witness
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