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

Nothing that entereth into a man from without can defile him; but the things that come out of him are what defile a man.

And the Pharisee, seeing it, wondered that he did not bathe before dinner.

But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything common and unclean.

But I said, Not so, Lord; for nothing common or unclean ever entered my mouth.

I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself; but to him that accounteth anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving;

To the pure all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure, but both their mind and conscience are defiled.

Be not carried aside with various and strange teachings; for it is good that the heart be established with grace, not with meats, in which those who walked were not profited.

But

But the things which proceed from the mouth come out of the heart; and these defile a man.

How can ye, evil as ye are, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have practised deceit. The poison of asps is under their lips.

So also the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a forest a little fire kindleth!

For speaking great swelling words of vanity, they allure in the lusts of the flesh, by dissolute ways, such as were in some measure escaping from those who live in error;

General references

But the things which proceed from the mouth come out of the heart; and these defile a man.

And why even of yourselves do ye not judge what is right?