New Testament · VERSE 18

Matthew 15:18

King James Version

But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.

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Matthew 15:18 in context

Matthew 15:16

And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?

Matthew 15:17

Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?

Matthew 15:18SELECTED VERSE

But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.

Matthew 15:19

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

Matthew 15:20

These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.

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