Matthew 15:17

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • 1 Cor 6:13 : 13 Food for the stomach, and the stomach for food; but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.
  • Col 2:21-22 : 21 "Do not touch, do not taste, do not handle," 22 Which all concern things which perish with the using, according to the commandments and doctrines of men?
  • 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.
  • 2 Kgs 10:27 : 27 And they broke down the image of Baal, and broke down the house of Baal, and made it a latrine to this day.
  • Matt 7:19-20 : 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Therefore, by their fruits you will know them.
  • Luke 6:45 : 45 A 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.

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  • Mark 7:14-20
    7 verses
    87%

    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?

    20And he said, What comes out of a man is what defiles a man.

  • Matt 15:10-12
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    85%

    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.

    12Then his disciples came and said to him, Do you know that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?

  • Matt 15:18-20
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    83%

    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.

  • Matt 15:16
    83%

    16And Jesus said, Are you also still without understanding?

  • Mark 8:17-18
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    73%

    17And when Jesus knew it, he said to them, Why do you reason because you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand? Is your heart still hardened?

    18Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember?

  • Mark 7:23
    72%

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

  • Matt 16:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11How is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread, but to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees?

    12Then they understood that He did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.

  • Luke 11:39-41
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    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.

  • Mark 8:21
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    21And he said to them, How is it that you do not understand?

  • Prov 23:7-8
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    70%

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

    8The morsel which you have eaten, you shall vomit up, and lose your sweet words.

  • Matt 15:2
    70%

    2Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.

  • John 4:32-33
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    32But he said to them, I have food to eat of which you do not know.

    33Therefore the disciples said to one another, Has anyone brought him anything to eat?

  • Matt 7:6
    70%

    6Do not give what is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

  • Rom 14:20
    70%

    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 10:8
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    8And into whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:

  • Matt 23:26
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    26Blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also.

  • Matt 17:21
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    21However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.

  • John 6:53
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    53Then Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Except you eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and drink his blood, you have no life in you.

  • John 6:61
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    61When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said to them, Does this offend you?

  • Luke 6:45
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    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 12:34
    69%

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

  • Matt 16:9
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    9Do you not yet understand, nor remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up?

  • Isa 28:8
    69%

    8For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean.

  • 1 Cor 10:25
    68%

    25Whatever is sold in the market, eat, asking no question for conscience' sake:

  • Mark 7:5
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    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?

  • Mark 4:13
    68%

    13And he said to them, Do you not know this parable? How then will you know all parables?

  • Matt 13:14
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    14In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: By hearing, you shall hear and shall not understand; and seeing, you shall see and shall not perceive.

  • Luke 16:15
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    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.

  • Matt 13:51
    68%

    51Have you understood all these things? Jesus asked. Yes, they replied.

  • Job 20:15
    68%

    15He has swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again; God shall cast them out of his belly.

  • Acts 11:8
    68%

    8But I said, Not so, Lord; for nothing common or unclean has ever entered my mouth.

  • Prov 15:14
    68%

    14The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.

  • Jas 3:10
    68%

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

  • 1 Cor 6:13
    68%

    13Food for the stomach, and the stomach for food; but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.