Mark 7:21

Defilement From Within

²⁰ And he said, That which comes out of the man, that makes the man unclean. ²¹ Because from inside, from the heart of men, come evil thoughts and unclean pleasures, ²² The taking of goods and of life, broken faith between husband and wife, the desire of wealth, wrongdoing, deceit, sins of the flesh, an evil eye, angry words, pride, foolish acts:

Out of the Heart

Sexual Immorality

Hearts Of Men

Mark

Jeremiah 17:9

The heart is a twisted thing, not to be searched out by man: who is able to have knowledge of it?

Genesis 6:5

And the Lord saw that the sin of man was great on the earth, and that all the thoughts of his heart were evil.

Genesis 8:21

And when the sweet smell came up to the Lord, he said in his heart, I will not again put a curse on the earth because of man, for the thoughts of man's heart are evil from his earliest days; never again will I send destruction on all living things as I have done.

Job 14:4

If only a clean thing might come out of an unclean! But it is not possible.

Job 15:14-16

What is man, that he may be clean? and how may the son of woman be upright?

Job 25:4

How then is it possible for man to be upright before God? or how may he be clean who is a son of woman?

Psalm 14:1

The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.

Psalm 14:3

They have all gone out of the way together; they are unclean, there is not one who does good, no, not one.

Psalm 53:1

The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.

Psalm 53:3

Every one of them has gone back; they are unclean: there is not one who does good, no, not one.

Psalm 58:2-3

The purposes of your hearts are evil; your hands are full of cruel doings on the earth.

Proverbs 4:23

And keep watch over your heart with all care; so you will have life.

Proverbs 15:25

The house of the man of pride will be uprooted by the Lord, but he will make safe the heritage of the widow.

Isaiah 59:7

Their feet go quickly to evil, and they take delight in the death of the upright; their thoughts are thoughts of sin; wasting and destruction are in their ways.

Jeremiah 4:14

O Jerusalem, make your heart clean from evil, so that you may have salvation. How long are evil purposes to have a resting-place in you?

Ezekiel 38:10

This is what the Lord has said: In that day it will come about that things will come into your mind, and you will have thoughts of an evil design:

Matthew 9:4

And Jesus, having knowledge of what was in their minds, said, Why are your thoughts evil?

Matthew 15:19

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, the taking of life, broken faith between the married, unclean desires of the flesh, taking of property, false witness, bitter words:

Matthew 23:25-28

A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you make clean the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside they are full of violent behaviour and uncontrolled desire.

Luke 16:15

And he said, You take care to seem right in the eyes of men, but God sees your hearts: and those things which are important in the opinion of men, are evil in the eyes of God.

Acts 5:4

While you had it, was it not your property? and after you had given it in exchange, was it not still in your power? how has this purpose come into your mind? you have been false, not to men, but to God.

Acts 8:22

Let your heart be changed, and make prayer to God that you may have forgiveness for your evil thoughts.

Romans 7:5

For when we were in the flesh, the evil passions which came into being through the law were working in our bodies to give the fruit of death.

Romans 7:8

But sin, taking its chance through that which was ordered by the law, was working in me every form of desire: because without the law sin is dead.

Romans 8:7-8

Because the mind of the flesh is opposite to God; it is not under the law of God, and is not able to be:

Galatians 5:19-21

Now the works of the flesh are clear, which are these: evil desire, unclean things, wrong use of the senses,

Titus 3:3

For in the past we were foolish, hard in heart, turned from the true way, servants of evil desires and pleasures, living in bad feeling and envy, hated and hating one another.

James 1:14-15

But every man is tested when he is turned out of the right way by the attraction of his desire.

James 2:4

Is there not a division in your minds? have you not become judges with evil thoughts?

James 4:1-3

What is the cause of wars and fighting among you? is it not in your desires which are at war in your bodies?

1 Peter 4:2-3

So that you may give the rest of your lives in the flesh, not to the desires of men, but to the purpose of God.