Matthew 15:18

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But the things which come out of the mouth come from the heart; and they make a man unclean.

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  • Matt 12:34 : 34 You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth.
  • Jas 3:6-9 : 6 And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from hell. 7 For every sort of beast and bird and every living thing on earth and in the sea has been controlled by man and is under his authority; 8 But the tongue may not be controlled by man; it is an unresting evil, it is full of the poison of death. 9 With it we give praise to our Lord and Father; and with it we put a curse on men who are made in God's image. 10 Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, it is not right for these things to be so.
  • Prov 15:28 : 28 The heart of the upright gives thought to his answer; but from the mouth of the evil-doer comes a stream of evil things.
  • Matt 15:11 : 11 Not that which goes into the mouth makes a man unclean, but that which comes out of the mouth.
  • Prov 15:2 : 2 Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.
  • Prov 10:32 : 32 The lips of the upright man have knowledge of what is pleasing, but twisted are the mouths of evil-doers.
  • 1 Sam 24:13 : 13 May the Lord be judge between me and you, and may the Lord give me my rights against you, but my hand will never be lifted up against you.
  • Ps 36:3 : 3 In the words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has given up being wise and doing good.
  • Prov 6:12 : 12 A good-for-nothing man is an evil-doer; he goes on his way causing trouble with false words;
  • Luke 19:22 : 22 He said to him, By the words of your mouth you will be judged, you bad servant. You had knowledge that I am a hard man, taking up what I have not put down and getting in grain where I have not put seed;
  • Rev 13:5-6 : 5 And there was given to him a mouth to say words of pride against God; and there was given to him authority to go on for forty-two months. 6 And his mouth was open to say evil against God, and against his name and his Tent, even against those who are in heaven.

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    10 And he got the people together and said to them, Give ear, and let my words be clear to you:

    11 Not that which goes into the mouth makes a man unclean, but that which comes out of the mouth.

    12 Then the disciples came and said to him, Did you see that the Pharisees were troubled when these words came to their ears?

  • Mark 7:18-23
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    18 And he said to them, Have even you so little wisdom? Do you not see that whatever goes into a man from outside is not able to make him unclean,

    19 Because it goes not into the heart but into the stomach, and goes out with the waste? He said this, making all food clean.

    20 And he said, That which comes out of the man, that makes the man unclean.

    21 Because from inside, from the heart of men, come evil thoughts and unclean pleasures,

    22 The taking of goods and of life, broken faith between husband and wife, the desire of wealth, wrongdoing, deceit, sins of the flesh, an evil eye, angry words, pride, foolish acts:

    23 All these evil things come from inside, and make the man unclean.

  • Matt 15:19-20
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    19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, the taking of life, broken faith between the married, unclean desires of the flesh, taking of property, false witness, bitter words:

    20 These are the things which make a man unclean; but to take food with unwashed hands does not make a man unclean.

  • Mark 7:15-16
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    15 There is nothing outside the man which, going into him, is able to make him unclean: but the things which come out of the man are those which make the man unclean.

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    17 Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth goes on into the stomach, and is sent out as waste?

  • Luke 6:45
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    45 The good man, out of the good store of his heart, gives good things; and the evil man, out of his evil store, gives evil: for out of the full store of the heart come the words of the mouth.

  • Matt 12:33-37
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    33 Make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad; for by its fruit you will get knowledge of the tree.

    34 You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth.

    35 The good man out of his good store gives good things; and the evil man out of his evil store gives evil things.

    36 And I say to you that in the day when they are judged, men will have to give an account of every foolish word they have said.

    37 For by your words will your righteousness be seen, and by your words you will be judged.

  • Jas 3:10
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    10 Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, it is not right for these things to be so.

  • Matt 15:8
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    8 These people give me honour with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

  • Titus 1:15
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    15 To the clean in heart all things are clean: but to those who are unclean and without faith nothing is clean; they become unclean in mind and in thought.

  • Luke 16:15
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    15 And he said, You take care to seem right in the eyes of men, but God sees your hearts: and those things which are important in the opinion of men, are evil in the eyes of God.

  • Prov 15:28
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    28 The heart of the upright gives thought to his answer; but from the mouth of the evil-doer comes a stream of evil things.

  • Prov 13:2
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    2 A man will get good from the fruit of his lips, but the desire of the false is for violent acts.

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    1 The designs of the heart are man's, but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord.

  • Rom 3:14
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    14 Whose mouth is full of curses and bitter words:

  • Matt 7:17-18
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    17 Even so, every good tree gives good fruit; but the bad tree gives evil fruit.

    18 It is not possible for a good tree to give bad fruit, and a bad tree will not give good fruit.

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    7 For good faith goes out of my mouth, and false lips are disgusting to me.

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    4 And Jesus, having knowledge of what was in their minds, said, Why are your thoughts evil?

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    9 The heart is a twisted thing, not to be searched out by man: who is able to have knowledge of it?

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    8 But now it is right for you to put away all these things; wrath, passion, bad feeling, curses, unclean talk;

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    7 For as the thoughts of his heart are, so is he: Take food and drink, he says to you; but his heart is not with you.

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    18 A heart full of evil designs, feet which are quick in running after sin;

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    20 With the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach will be full; the produce of his lips will be his in full measure.

    21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and those to whom it is dear will have its fruit for their food.

  • Prov 4:23-24
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    23 And keep watch over your heart with all care; so you will have life.

    24 Put away from you an evil tongue, and let false lips be far from you.

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    4 The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters: the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing stream.

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    31 The mouth of the upright man is budding with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off.

  • Ps 50:19
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    19 You have given your mouth to evil, your tongue to words of deceit.

  • Job 15:13
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    13 So that you are turning your spirit against God, and letting such words go out of your mouth?

  • Matt 23:26
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    26 You blind Pharisee, first make clean the inside of the cup and of the plate, so that the outside may become equally clean.

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    39 And the Lord said to him, You Pharisees make the outside of the cup and the plate clean; but inside you are thieves and full of evil.

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    5 For your mouth is guided by your sin, and you have taken the tongue of the false for yourself.

  • Job 15:16
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    16 How much less one who is disgusting and unclean, a man who takes in evil like water!

  • Jas 3:6
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    6 And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from hell.

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    43 For no good tree gives bad fruit, and no bad tree gives good fruit.