Matthew 15:18-20 ▼

18 But whatever [word] comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and this is what defiles and dishonors the man.

19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts and plans, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false testimonies, slanders (verbal abuse, irreverent speech, blaspheming).

20 These are the things which defile and dishonor the man; but eating with [ceremonially] unwashed hands does not defile the man.”