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’s not what goes into the mouth that defiles a man, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”
Matthew 12:34 Brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.
1 Samuel 24:13
As the old proverb says, ‘Wickedness comes from wicked people.’ My hand will never be against you.
Psalm 36:3 The words of his mouth are malicious and deceptive;
he has stopped acting wisely and doing good.
he has stopped acting wisely and doing good.
Proverbs 6:12 A worthless person, a wicked man
goes around speaking dishonestly,
goes around speaking dishonestly,
Proverbs 10:32 The lips of the righteous know what is appropriate,
but the mouth of the wicked, only what is perverse.
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but the mouth of the wicked, only what is perverse.
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Proverbs 15:2 The tongue of the wise makes knowledge attractive,
but the mouth of fools blurts out foolishness.
but the mouth of fools blurts out foolishness.
Luke 19:22 “He told him, ‘I will judge you by what you have said, you evil slave! If you knew I was a tough man, collecting what I didn’t deposit and reaping what I didn’t sow,
James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire. The tongue, a world of unrighteousness, is placed among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the whole body, sets the course of life on fire, and is set on fire by hell.
Revelation 13:5
A mouth was given to him to speak boasts and blasphemies. He was also given authority to act for 42 months.