Mark 7:20

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he said, What comes out of a man is what defiles a man.

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  • Mark 7:15 : 15 There is nothing that enters a man from outside which can defile him; but the things which come out of him, those are what defile a man.
  • Jas 3:6 : 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so the tongue is among our members, that it defiles the whole body and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell.
  • Jas 4:1 : 1 From where do wars and fights among you come? Do they not come from your desires that war within your members?
  • Heb 7:6 : 6 But he whose genealogy is not counted from them received tithes from Abraham, and blessed him who had the promises.
  • Jas 1:14-15 : 14 But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own lust and enticed. 15 Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin: and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.
  • Ps 41:6 : 6 And if he comes to see me, he speaks vain things; his heart gathers iniquity to itself; when he goes out, he tells it.
  • Mic 2:1 : 1 Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! When the morning is light, they practice it because it is in the power of their hand.
  • Matt 12:34-37 : 34 O generation of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart brings forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. 36 But I say to you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account for in the day of judgment. 37 For by your words you shall be justified, and by your words you shall be condemned.

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  • Mark 7:14-19
    6 verses
    91%

    14And when he had called all the people to him, he said to them, Listen to me, every one of you, and understand:

    15There is nothing that enters a man from outside which can defile him; but the things which come out of him, those are what defile a man.

    16If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.

    17And when he had entered a house away from the crowd, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.

    18And he said to them, Are you also without understanding? Do you not perceive that whatever enters a man from outside cannot defile him,

    19Because it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and is eliminated, purging all foods?

  • Matt 15:10-11
    2 verses
    89%

    10And he called the multitude, and said to them, Hear, and understand:

    11Not that which goes into the mouth defiles a man; but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.

  • Matt 15:17-20
    4 verses
    89%

    17Do you not yet understand, that whatever enters in at the mouth goes into the belly, and is cast out into the waste?

    18But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart; and they defile a man.

    19For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

    20These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man.

  • Mark 7:21-24
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    88%

    21For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

    22Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

    23All these evil things come from within and defile a man.

    24From there he arose and went to the region of Tyre and Sidon, and entered a house, and did not want anyone to know it; but he could not be hidden.

  • Luke 6:45
    75%

    45A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

  • Matt 12:33-35
    3 verses
    74%

    33Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by its fruit.

    34O generation of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

    35A good man out of the good treasure of the heart brings forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.

  • Mark 5:8
    72%

    8For he said to him, Come out of the man, you unclean spirit.

  • Titus 1:15
    71%

    15To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled.

  • Luke 11:39-41
    3 verses
    71%

    39And the Lord said to him, Now you Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of greed and wickedness.

    40Fools, did not he who made the outside make the inside also?

    41But rather give alms of such things as you have; and behold, all things are clean to you.

  • Rom 14:20
    71%

    20Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All things indeed are pure, but it is evil for the man who eats with offense.

  • Luke 16:15
    70%

    15And he said to them, You are the ones who justify yourselves before men; but God knows your hearts: for what is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

  • Lev 5:3
    70%

    3Or if he touches human uncleanness, whatever uncleanness it is that a man may be defiled with, and it is hidden from him; when he becomes aware of it, then he shall be guilty.

  • Matt 23:26
    70%

    26Blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also.

  • Prov 23:7
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    7For as he thinks in his heart, so is he: "Eat and drink," he says to you; but his heart is not with you.

  • Mark 7:2
    70%

    2And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, with unwashed hands, they found fault.

  • Matt 7:17-18
    2 verses
    70%

    17Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.

    18A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.

  • Mark 1:26
    69%

    26And when the unclean spirit convulsed him and cried with a loud voice, it came out of him.

  • Rom 7:20
    69%

    20Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me.

  • Job 14:4
    69%

    4Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one.

  • Lev 15:16
    69%

    16And if any man's seed of emission goes out from him, then he shall wash all his body in water, and be unclean until the evening.

  • Job 15:16
    69%

    16How much more abominable and filthy is man, who drinks iniquity like water?

  • Lev 18:27-28
    2 verses
    69%

    27For all these abominations have the men of the land done, who were before you, and the land is defiled;

    28That the land not spew you out also, when you defile it, as it spewed out the nations that were before you.

  • Rom 7:17
    68%

    17Now then it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me.

  • Jas 3:10
    68%

    10Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.

  • Matt 9:4
    68%

    4And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, Why do you think evil in your hearts?

  • Mark 3:30
    68%

    30Because they said, He has an unclean spirit.

  • Lev 7:21
    68%

    21Moreover, the soul who touches any unclean thing, as the uncleanness of man, or any unclean animal, or any abominable unclean thing, and eats of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which belong to the LORD, that soul shall be cut off from his people.

  • Luke 11:24
    68%

    24When the unclean spirit has gone out of a man, he walks through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, I will return to my house from which I came.

  • Mark 7:7
    68%

    7However, in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.

  • Matt 7:20
    68%

    20Therefore, by their fruits you will know them.

  • Lev 18:24
    68%

    24Do not defile yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled, which I cast out before you.

  • Mark 7:5
    68%

    5Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashed hands?