Matthew 15:18
But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a person.
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- Matt 12:34 : 34 Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say anything good, since you are evil? For the mouth speaks from what fills the heart.
- Jas 3:6-9 : 6 And the tongue is a fire! The tongue represents the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence– and is set on fire by hell. 7 For every kind of animal, bird, reptile, and sea creature is subdued and has been subdued by humankind. 8 But no human being can subdue the tongue; it is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. 9 With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse people made in God’s image. 10 From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. These things should not be so, my brothers and sisters.
- Prov 15:28 : 28 The heart of the righteous considers how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
- Matt 15:11 : 11 What defiles a person is not what goes into the mouth; it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles a person.”
- Prov 15:2 : 2 The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.
- Prov 10:32 : 32 The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, but the speech of the wicked is perverse.
- 1 Sam 24:13 : 13 It’s like the old proverb says:‘From evil people evil proceeds.’ But my hand will not be against you.
- Ps 36:3 : 3 The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful; he does not care about doing what is wise and right.
- Prov 6:12 : 12 A worthless and wicked person walks around saying perverse things;
- Luke 19:22 : 22 The king said to him,‘I will judge you by your own words, you wicked slave! So you knew, did you, that I was a severe man, withdrawing what I didn’t deposit and reaping what I didn’t sow?
- Rev 13:5-6 : 5 The beast was given a mouth speaking proud words and blasphemies, and he was permitted to exercise ruling authority for forty-two months. 6 So the beast opened his mouth to blaspheme against God– to blaspheme both his name and his dwelling place, that is, those who dwell in heaven.
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- Matt 15:10-123 verses90%
10True Defilement Then he called the crowd to him and said,“Listen and understand.
11What defiles a person is not what goes into the mouth; it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles a person.”
12Then the disciples came to him and said,“Do you know that when the Pharisees heard this saying they were offended?”
- Mark 7:18-236 verses89%
18He said to them,“Are you so foolish? Don’t you understand that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him?
19For it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and then goes out into the sewer.”(This means all foods are clean.)
20He said,“What comes out of a person defiles him.
21For from within, out of the human heart, come evil ideas, sexual immorality, theft, murder,
22adultery, greed, evil, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, pride, and folly.
23All these evils come from within and defile a person.”
- Matt 15:19-202 verses87%
19For out of the heart come evil ideas, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.
20These are the things that defile a person; it is not eating with unwashed hands that defiles a person.”
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15There is nothing outside of a person that can defile him by going into him. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles him.”
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17Don’t you understand that whatever goes into the mouth enters the stomach and then passes out into the sewer?
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45The good person out of the good treasury of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasury produces evil, for his mouth speaks from what fills his heart.
- Matt 12:33-375 verses80%
33Trees and Their Fruit“Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.
34Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say anything good, since you are evil? For the mouth speaks from what fills the heart.
35The good person brings good things out of his good treasury, and the evil person brings evil things out of his evil treasury.
36I tell you that on the day of judgment, people will give an account for every worthless word they speak.
37For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
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10From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. These things should not be so, my brothers and sisters.
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8‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me,
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15All is pure to those who are pure. But to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their minds and consciences are corrupted.
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15But Jesus said to them,“You are the ones who justify yourselves in men’s eyes, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly prized among men is utterly detestable in God’s sight.
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28The heart of the righteous considers how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
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2From the fruit of his speech a person eats good things, but the treacherous desire the fruit of violence.
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1The intentions of the heart belong to a man, but the answer of the tongue comes from the LORD.
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14“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
- Matt 7:17-182 verses71%
17In the same way, every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.
18A good tree is not able to bear bad fruit, nor a bad tree to bear good fruit.
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7For my mouth speaks truth, and my lips hate wickedness.
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4When Jesus perceived their thoughts he said,“Why do you respond with evil in your hearts?
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9The human mind is more deceitful than anything else. It is incurably bad. Who can understand it?
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8But now, put off all such things as anger, rage, malice, slander, abusive language from your mouth.
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7for he is like someone who has calculated the cost in his mind.“Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you;
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18a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that are swift to run to evil,
- Prov 18:20-212 verses70%
20From the fruit of a person’s mouth his stomach will be satisfied, with the product of his lips he will be satisfied.
21Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love its use will eat its fruit.
- Prov 4:23-242 verses70%
23Guard your heart with all vigilance, for from it are the sources of life.
24Remove perverse speech from your mouth; keep devious talk far from your lips.
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4The words of a person’s mouth are like deep waters, and the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
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31The speech of the righteous bears the fruit of wisdom, but the one who speaks perversion will be destroyed.
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19You do damage with words, and use your tongue to deceive.
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13when you turn your rage against God and allow such words to escape from your mouth?
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26Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup, so that the outside may become clean too!
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39But the Lord said to him,“Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
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5Your sin inspires your mouth; you choose the language of the crafty.
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16how much less man, who is abominable and corrupt, who drinks in evil like water!
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6And the tongue is a fire! The tongue represents the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence– and is set on fire by hell.
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43“For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit,