Verse 18

But the things which proceed out of the mouth come out of the heart, and they defile the man.

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 12:34 : 34 You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.
  • Jas 3:6-9 : 6 And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna. 7 For every kind of animal, bird, creeping thing, and thing in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind. 8 But nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. 9 With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who are made in the image of God. 10 Out of the same mouth comes forth blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
  • Prov 15:28 : 28 The heart of the righteous weighs answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.
  • Matt 15:11 : 11 That which enters into the mouth doesn't defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man."
  • Prov 15:2 : 2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of fools gush out folly.
  • Prov 10:32 : 32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.
  • 1 Sam 24:13 : 13 As the proverb of the ancients says, 'Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness;' but my hand shall not be on you.
  • Ps 36:3 : 3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.
  • Prov 6:12 : 12 A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth;
  • Luke 19:22 : 22 "He said to him, 'Out of your own mouth will I judge you, you wicked servant! You knew that I am an exacting man, taking up that which I didn't lay down, and reaping that which I didn't sow.
  • Rev 13:5-6 : 5 A mouth speaking great things and blasphemy was given to him. Authority to make war for forty-two months was given to him. 6 He opened his mouth for blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his dwelling, those who dwell in heaven.