Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
Bible References
General references
Matthew 15:11
not that which is coming into the mouth doth defile the man, but that which is coming forth from the mouth, this defileth the man.'
Matthew 12:34
Brood of vipers! how are ye able to speak good things -- being evil? for out of the abundance of the heart doth the mouth speak.
1 Samuel 24:13
as saith the simile of the ancients, From the wicked goeth out wickedness, and my hand is not on thee.
Psalm 36:3
The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently -- to do good.
Proverbs 6:12
A man of worthlessness, a man of iniquity, Walking with perverseness of mouth,
Proverbs 10:32
The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!
Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.
Luke 19:22
'And he saith to him, Out of thy mouth I will judge thee, evil servant: thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow!
James 3:6
and the tongue is a fire, the world of the unrighteousness, so the tongue is set in our members, which is spotting our whole body, and is setting on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by the gehenna.
Revelation 13:5
And there was given to it a mouth speaking great things, and evil-speakings, and there was given to it authority to make war forty-two months,