Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.

Bible References

Nothing

Mark 7:18
and he said unto them, "Are ye so without understanding? Do ye not yet perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into a man, it cannot defile him,
Leviticus 11:42
And whatsoever goeth upon the breast, and whatsoever goeth upon four or more feet among all that crawleth upon the earth, of that see ye eat not: for they are abominable.
Acts 10:14
But Peter said, "God forbid Lord, for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean."
Acts 11:8
And I said, 'God forbid Lord, for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.'
Acts 15:20
but that we write unto them, that they abstain themselves from filthiness of images, from fornication, from strangled, and from blood.
Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness, peace and joy, in the holy ghost.
1 Corinthians 10:25
Whatsoever is sold in the market, that eat, and ask no questions for conscience sake.
1 Timothy 4:3
forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with giving thanks, of them which believe, and know the truth.
Titus 1:15
Unto the pure, are all things pure: but unto them that are defiled, and unbelieving, is nothing pure: but even the very minds and consciences of them are defiled.
Hebrews 9:10
with meats only and drinks, and divers washings, and justifyings of the flesh, which were ordained until the time of reformation.
Hebrews 13:9
Be not carried about with divers and strange learning. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace, and not with meats, which have not profited them that have had their pastime in them.

But

Mark 7:20
And he said, "That defileth a man which cometh out of a man.
Proverbs 4:23
Keep thine heart with all diligence, for thereupon hangeth life.
Matthew 12:34
O generation of vipers, how can ye say well, when ye yourselves are evil? For of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh.
Matthew 15:16
Then said Jesus, "Are ye yet without an understanding?

General references

Leviticus 11:2
"Speak unto the children of Israel and say, 'These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth:
Jeremiah 25:2
Which sermon Jeremiah the prophet made unto all the people of Judah, and to all the inhabiters of Jerusalem, on this manner.
Matthew 13:9
Whosoever hath ears to hear, let him hear."
Mark 7:20
And he said, "That defileth a man which cometh out of a man.