Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Bible References

That which goeth

Mark 7:15
There is nothing outside of a person that is able to defile him [by] going into him. But the things that go out of a person are the things that defile a person."
Luke 11:38
And the Pharisee, [when he] saw [it], was astonished that he did not first wash before the meal.
Acts 10:14
But Peter said, "Certainly not, Lord! For I have never eaten anything common and unclean!"
Acts 11:8
But I said, 'Certainly not, Lord! For nothing common or unclean has ever entered into my mouth!'
Romans 14:14
I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that nothing [is] unclean of itself, except to the one who considers something to be unclean; to that person [it is] unclean.
1 Timothy 4:4
because everything created by God [is] good and nothing [is to be] rejected [if it is] received with thankfulness,
Titus 1:15
To the pure all [things] [are] pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing [is] pure, but both their mind and conscience are defiled.
Hebrews 13:9
Do not be carried away by various and strange teachings, for [it is] good [for] the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods by which those who participate have not benefited.

But

Matthew 15:18
But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these defile the person.
Matthew 12:34
Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say good things [when you] are evil? For from the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
Psalm 10:7
His mouth is filled with cursing, with deceits and oppression; under his tongue are trouble and evil.
Psalm 12:2
They speak falseness {to each other}. [With] flattering lips, [with] {a double heart} they speak.
Psalm 52:2
Your tongue plans destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceit.
Psalm 58:3
The wicked are estranged from [the] womb. They go astray from [the] belly, speaking lies.
Isaiah 37:23
Whom have you taunted and blasphemed, and against whom have you raised up [your] voice and lifted your eyes upward? To the holy one of Israel!
Isaiah 59:3
For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity. Your lips have spoken lies, your tongue speaks wickedness.
Jeremiah 9:3
And they bend their tongue [like] their bow, [for] falsehood and not truth is superior in the land, for they go forth from evil to evil, and they do not know me," {declares} Yahweh.
Romans 3:13
Their throat [is] an opened grave; they deceive with their tongues; the venom of asps [is] under their lips,
James 3:5
So also the tongue is a small member [of the body] and boasts great [things]. Behold how small a fire sets ablaze how great a forest!
2 Peter 2:18
{For by speaking high-sounding but empty words}, they entice with desires of the flesh [and] with licentiousness those who are scarcely escaping from those who live in error,

General references

Leviticus 11:2
"Speak to the {Israelites}, saying, 'These [are] the animals that you may eat from all the animals that [are] on the land:
Matthew 15:18
But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these defile the person.
Luke 12:57
And why do you not also judge for yourselves [what is] right?