Mark 7:21

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Summary

Mark 7:21

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

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General references

Leviticus 15:25

Jeremiah 17:9

Bible References

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And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

And the LORD smelled a sweet savor; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth: neither will I again smite any more every living animal as I have done.

Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.

What is man, that he should be clean? and he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.

To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.

Yes, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

O Jerusalem, wash thy heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.

And he said to them, Ye are they who justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men, is abomination in the sight of God.

While it remained, was it not thy own? and after it was sold, was it not in thy own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thy heart? thou hast not lied to men, but to God.

Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thy heart may be forgiven thee.

For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit to death:

Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these, Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed.

From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even from your lusts that war in your members?

That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

General references

And if a woman shall have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of her separation, or if it shall run beyond the time of her separation; all the days of the issue of her uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation: she shall be unclean.

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?