Matthew 15:18 But the things that come out of a person's mouth come from the heart, and these defile them.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
But the things that come out of a person's mouth come from the heart, and these defile them.

English Standard Version
But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person.

New American Standard Bible
"But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man.

King James Bible
But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But what comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and this defiles a man.

International Standard Version
But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and it is those things that make a person unclean.

American Standard Version
But the things which proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the heart; and they defile the man.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But the things which proceed out of the mouth, come forth from the heart, and those things defile a man.

Darby Bible Translation
but the things which go forth out of the mouth come out of the heart, and those defile man.

Young's Literal Translation
but the things coming forth from the mouth from the heart do come forth, and these defile the man;

Cross References

Proverbs 4:23
Keep your heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

Matthew 12:34
O generation of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

Matthew 15:11
Not that which goes into the mouth defiles a man; but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.

Matthew 15:17
Do not you yet understand, that whatever enters in at the mouth goes into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?

Mark 7:20
And he said, That which comes out of the man, that defiles the man.

James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

15:10-20 Christ shows that the defilement they ought to fear, was not from what entered their mouths as food, but from what came out of their mouths, which showed the wickedness of their hearts. Nothing will last in the soul but the regenerating graces of the Holy Spirit; and nothing should be admitted into the church but what is from above; therefore, whoever is offended by a plain, seasonable declaration of the truth, we should not be troubled at it. The disciples ask to be better taught as to this matter. Where a weak head doubts concerning any word of Christ, an upright heart and a willing mind seek for instruction. It is the heart that is desperately wicked, Jer 17:9, for there is no sin in word or deed, which was not first in the heart. They all come out of the man, and are fruits of that wickedness which is in the heart, and is wrought there. When Christ teaches, he will show men the deceitfulness and wickedness of their own hearts; he will teach them to humble themselves, and to seek to be cleansed in the Fountain opened for sin and uncleanness.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

17, 18. Do not ye yet understand that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth, &c.—Familiar though these sayings have now become, what freedom from bondage to outward things do they proclaim, on the one hand; and on the other, how searching is the truth which they express—that nothing which enters from without can really defile us; and that only the evil that is in the heart, that is allowed to stir there, to rise up in thought and affection, and to flow forth in voluntary action, really defiles a man!