Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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 of a man that defiles and dishonors him, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles and dishonors him.”
Matthew 12:34 You brood of vipers, how can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart.
1 Samuel 24:13
As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes wickedness’; but my hand shall not be against you.
Psalm 36:3
The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful;
He has ceased to be wise and to do good.
The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful;
He has ceased to be wise and to do good.
Proverbs 6:12
A worthless person, a wicked man,
Is one who walks with a perverse (corrupt, vulgar) mouth.
A worthless person, a wicked man,
Is one who walks with a perverse (corrupt, vulgar) mouth.
Proverbs 10:32
The lips of the righteous know (speak) what is acceptable,
But the mouth of the wicked knows (speaks) what is perverted (twisted).
The lips of the righteous know (speak) what is acceptable,
But the mouth of the wicked knows (speaks) what is perverted (twisted).
Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise speaks knowledge that is pleasing and acceptable,
But the [babbling] mouth of fools spouts folly.
The tongue of the wise speaks knowledge that is pleasing and acceptable,
But the [babbling] mouth of fools spouts folly.
Luke 19:22 He said to the servant, ‘I will judge and condemn you by your own words, you worthless servant! Did you [really] know that I was a stern man, picking up what I did not lay down and reaping what I did not sow?
James 3:6
And the tongue is [in a sense] a fire, the very world of injustice and unrighteousness; the tongue is set among our members as that which contaminates the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life [the cycle of man’s existence], and is itself set on fire by hell (Gehenna).
Revelation 13:5
And the beast was given a mouth (the power of speech), uttering great things and arrogant and blasphemous words, and he was given freedom and authority to act and to do as he pleased for forty-two months (three and a half years).