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

2 Peter 2:18

General references

Matthew 15:18

Luke 12:57

Bible References

That which goeth

There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him, can make him unclean: but the things which come out from him, these are the things which make a man unclean.

But the Pharisee seeing it, marvelled, that he had not washed before dinner.

But Peter said, By no means, Lord for I have never at any time eaten of any thing common or unclean.

But I said, By no means, Lord: for never yet hath any thing common or unclean entered into my mouth.

I know, and am convinced by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself; but to him who thinketh any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

For every creature of God is good, and none to be rejected, if used with thanksgiving:

All things indeed are clean to the clean: but to the defiled and to the unbelievers there is nothing clean; but their very mind and conscience are defiled.

Be not tossed about by various and strange doctrines: for it is good to have the heart firmly established by grace, not by meats, in which observances they who have walked have found no manner of advantage.

But

But the things which go forth out of the mouth, come out of the heart, and they are the things which defile a man:

Ye broods of vipers, how can ye speak good things, yourselves being wicked? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have spoken craftily; the poison of asps is under their lips:

So also the tongue is a little member, and proudly vaunts. Behold how great a pile of wood, a little fire kindleth!

Uttering pompous discourses of inanity, ensnaring by the lusts of the flesh, by lascivious impurities, those who had truly escaped from such as live in a course of delusion.

General references

But the things which go forth out of the mouth, come out of the heart, and they are the things which defile a man:

And why even of yourselves do ye not decide what is just?