Mark 7:21

Defilement From Within

²⁰ And he said, "What comes out of a person, that defiles a person. ²¹ For from within, from the heart of people, come evil plans, sexual immoralities, thefts, murders, ²² adulteries, [acts of] greed, malicious [deeds], deceit, licentiousness, {envy}, abusive speech, pride, foolishness.

Out of the Heart

Sexual Immorality

Hearts Of Men

Mark

Jeremiah 17:9

The heart [is] deceitful more than anything else, and it [is] disastrous. Who can understand it?

Genesis 6:5

And Yahweh saw that the evil of humankind [was] great upon the earth, and every inclination of the thoughts of his heart [was] always only evil.

Genesis 8:21

And Yahweh smelled the soothing fragrance, and Yahweh said {to himself}, "{Never again will I curse} the ground for the sake of humankind, because the inclination of the heart of humankind [is] evil from his youth. {Nor will I ever again destroy} all life as I have done.

Job 14:4

"Who can bring a clean [thing] from an unclean [thing]? No one!

Job 15:14-16

"What [is] a human being, that he can be clean, or that [one] born of a woman can be righteous?

Job 25:4

"Indeed, how can a human being be righteous before God? And how will he who is born of a woman be pure?

Psalm 14:1

[The] fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt. They do abominable deeds. There is none who does good.

Psalm 14:3

All have gone astray; they are altogether corrupt. There is not one who does good; there is not even one.

Psalm 53:1

[The] fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt and they have done abominable iniquity. There is none who does good.

Psalm 53:3

{All of them} have turned back. They are altogether corrupt. There is none who does good; there is not even one.

Psalm 58:2-3

No, in [your] heart you plan injustices; in the land you weigh out the violence of your hands.

Proverbs 4:23

With all vigilance, keep your heart, for from it [comes] the source of life.

Proverbs 15:25

The house of the proud, Yahweh will tear [it] down, but he will maintain the {property line} of the widow.

Isaiah 59:7

Their feet run to evil, and they hasten to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts [are] thoughts of iniquity; devastation and destruction [are] in their highways.

Jeremiah 4:14

Cleanse your heart from wickedness, Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. {How long} will your thoughts of mischief dwell in your inner part?

Ezekiel 38:10

" 'Thus says the Lord Yahweh: "{And then} on that day, things will come up on your mind, and you will devise evil plans.

Matthew 9:4

And knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?

Matthew 15:19

For from the heart come evil plans, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, abusive speech.

Matthew 23:25-28

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees--hypocrites!--because you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence!

Luke 16:15

And he said to them, "You are the ones who justify themselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts! For [what is] [considered] exalted among men [is] an abomination in the sight of God.

Acts 5:4

[When it] remained to you, did it not remain [yours]? And [when it] was sold, was it at your disposal? How [is it] that you have contrived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to people, but to God!"

Acts 8:22

Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and ask the Lord if perhaps the intent of your heart may be forgiven you!"

Romans 7:5

For when we were in the flesh, sinful desires were working through the law in our members, to bear fruit for death.

Romans 7:8

But sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all [kinds of] covetousness. For apart from the law, sin [is] dead.

Romans 8:7-8

because the mindset of the flesh [is] enmity toward God, for [it is] not subjected to the law of God, for [it is] not able [to do so],

Galatians 5:19-21

Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are sexual immorality, impurity, licentiousness,

Titus 3:3

For we also were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, enslaved to various desires and pleasures, spending our lives in wickedness and envy, despicable, hating one another.

James 1:14-15

But each one is tempted [when he] is dragged away and enticed by his own desires.

James 2:4

have you not made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?

James 4:1-3

From where [are] conflicts and from where [are] quarrels among you? [Is it] not from this, from your pleasures that wage war among your members?

1 Peter 4:2-3

in order to live the remaining time in the flesh no longer for human desires, but for the will of God.