Matthew 15:11

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Summary

Matthew 15:11

Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

That which goeth

But

General references

Leviticus 11:2

Matthew 15:18

Luke 12:57

Bible References

That which goeth

There is nothing outside the man, entering into him that can defile him, but the things coming out of him those are the things that defile the man.

And when the Pharisee saw, he marveled that he did not first wash before dinner.

But Peter said, Not so, Lord, because I have never eaten anything profane or unclean.

But I said, Not so, Lord, because nothing profane or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.

I know and am persuaded in Lord Jesus, that nothing is profane by itself, except to him who regards anything to be profane. To that man it is profane.

Because every creation of God is good, and nothing rejected that is received with thankfulness,

Truly to the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure, but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

Be not carried away by various and foreign doctrines. For it is good that the heart be established with grace, not with foods by which those who walked were not benefited.

But

But the things coming out of the mouth come forth from the heart, and those things defile the man.

Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.

They speak falsehood everyone with his neighbor. With flattering lip, and with a double heart, they speak.

Thy tongue devises wickedness, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

The wicked are estranged from the womb. They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.

Whom have thou defied and blasphemed? And against whom have thou exalted thy voice and lifted up thine eyes on high? [Even] against the Holy One of Israel.

For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity. Your lips have spoken lies. Your tongue mutters wickedness.

And they bend their tongue--their bow--for falsehood, and they have grown strong in the land, but not for truth. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not know me, says LORD.

Their throat is an open grave. With their tongues they deceive. The poison of asps is under their lips,

So also the tongue is a little body-part, and boasts greatly. Behold a little fire, how much wood it kindles.

For, uttering swollen things of vanity, they entice (to sensuality by lusts of flesh) those who actually escaped from those who live in error,

General references

Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, These are the living things which ye may eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.

But the things coming out of the mouth come forth from the heart, and those things defile the man.

And also why do ye not judge yourselves what is right?