Matthew 15:18

But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and it is those things that make a person unclean.

Matthew 12:34

You children of serpents! How can you say anything good when you are evil? The mouth speaks about what overflows from the heart.

Proverbs 15:2

The wise speak, presenting knowledge appropriately, but fools spout foolishness.

Proverbs 15:28

The mind of the righteous thinks before speaking, but the wicked person spews out evil.

Matthew 15:11

It is not what goes into the mouth that makes a person unclean. It is what comes out of the mouth that makes a person unclean."

James 3:6-10

The tongue is a fire, a world of evil. Placed among the parts of our bodies, the tongue contaminates the whole body and sets on fire the course of life, and is itself set on fire by hell.

1 Samuel 24:13

Just like the ancient proverb says, "From wicked people comes wickedness,' but I'm not against you.

Psalm 36:3

The words from his mouth are vain and deceptive. He has abandoned behaving wisely and doing good.

Proverbs 6:12

A worthless man, a wicked man, goes around with devious speech,

Proverbs 10:32

Righteous lips know what is prudent, but the words of the wicked are perverse.

Luke 19:22

The king told him, "I will judge you by your own words, you evil servant! You knew, did you, that I was a hard man, and that I withdraw what I didn't deposit and harvest what I didn't plant?

Revelation 13:5-6

The beast was allowed to speak arrogant and blasphemous things, and it was given authority for 42 months.

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Summary

But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.

Bible References

General references

Matthew 15:11
It is not what goes into the mouth that makes a person unclean. It is what comes out of the mouth that makes a person unclean."
Matthew 12:34
You children of serpents! How can you say anything good when you are evil? The mouth speaks about what overflows from the heart.
1 Samuel 24:13
Just like the ancient proverb says, "From wicked people comes wickedness,' but I'm not against you.
Psalm 36:3
The words from his mouth are vain and deceptive. He has abandoned behaving wisely and doing good.
Proverbs 6:12
A worthless man, a wicked man, goes around with devious speech,
Proverbs 10:32
Righteous lips know what is prudent, but the words of the wicked are perverse.
Proverbs 15:2
The wise speak, presenting knowledge appropriately, but fools spout foolishness.
Luke 19:22
The king told him, "I will judge you by your own words, you evil servant! You knew, did you, that I was a hard man, and that I withdraw what I didn't deposit and harvest what I didn't plant?
James 3:6
The tongue is a fire, a world of evil. Placed among the parts of our bodies, the tongue contaminates the whole body and sets on fire the course of life, and is itself set on fire by hell.
Revelation 13:5
The beast was allowed to speak arrogant and blasphemous things, and it was given authority for 42 months.

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