Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

It is out of the heart that evil thoughts come, as well as murder, adultery, sexual immorality, stealing, false testimony, and slander.

New American Standard Bible

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders.

King James Version

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

Holman Bible

For from the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies.

A Conservative Version

For from the heart comes forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, FALSE witnessings, revilings.

American Standard Version

For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings:

Amplified

For out of the heart come evil thoughts and plans, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false testimonies, slanders (verbal abuse, irreverent speech, blaspheming).

An Understandable Version

For evil thoughts, murder, extramarital affairs, sexual immorality, stealing, perjury, slander --- [all these] come from a person's heart,

Anderson New Testament

For from the heart come evil reasonings, murders, adulteries, lewd actions, thefts, false testimonies, impious words.

Bible in Basic English

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, the taking of life, broken faith between the married, unclean desires of the flesh, taking of property, false witness, bitter words:

Common New Testament

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, fornications, theft, false witness, slander.

Daniel Mace New Testament

out of the heart proceed evil designs, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimony, slanders.

Darby Translation

For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witnessings, blasphemies;

Godbey New Testament

For out of the heart proceed evil reasonings, murders, fornications, adulteries, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies.

Goodspeed New Testament

For out of the heart come wicked designs, murder, adultery, immorality, stealing, false witness, impious speech.

John Wesley New Testament

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings.

Julia Smith Translation

For from the heart come forth evil reflections, slaughters, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, defamations:

King James 2000

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

Lexham Expanded Bible

For from the heart come evil plans, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, abusive speech.

Modern King James verseion

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, breaking of wedlock, whoredom, theft, false witness-bearing, blasphemy.

Moffatt New Testament

For out of the heart come evil designs, murder, adultery, sexual vice, stealing, false witness, and slander.

Montgomery New Testament

For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murder, adultery, unchastity, theft, perjury, slander.

NET Bible

For out of the heart come evil ideas, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.

New Heart English Bible

For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.

Noyes New Testament

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimony, blasphemies.

Sawyer New Testament

For from the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies:

The Emphasized Bible

For, out of the heart, come forth wicked designs, - murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, profane speakings:

Thomas Haweis New Testament

for out of the heart proceed wicked reasonings, murders, adulteries, whoredoms, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies:

Twentieth Century New Testament

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts--murder, adultery, unchastity, theft, perjury, slander.

Webster

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

Weymouth New Testament

For out of the heart proceed wicked thoughts, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, perjury, impiety of speech.

Williams New Testament

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, immorality, stealing, false witnessing, irreverent speech.

World English Bible

For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.

Worrell New Testament

For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false-witnessings, blasphemies:

Worsley New Testament

For out of the heart proceed wicked disputings, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false-witnessings, slanders:

Youngs Literal Translation

for out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, whoredoms, thefts, false witnessings, evil speakings:

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

out
ἐκ ἐξ 
Ek 
of, from, out of, by, on, with,
Usage: 709

of the heart
καρδία 
Kardia 
Usage: 116

ἐξέρχομαι 
Exerchomai 
go out, come, depart, go, go forth, come out, come forth,
Usage: 164

πονηρός 
Poneros 
Usage: 36

διαλογισμός 
Dialogismos 
Usage: 11

φόνος 
Phonos 
Usage: 7

μοιχεία 
Moicheia 
Usage: 2

πορνεία 
Porneia 
Usage: 21

κλοπή 
Klope 
Usage: 0

ψευδομαρτυρία 
Pseudomarturia 
Usage: 1

Devotionals

Devotionals about Matthew 15:19

References

Context Readings

Defilement From Within

18 But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and it is those things that make a person unclean. 19 It is out of the heart that evil thoughts come, as well as murder, adultery, sexual immorality, stealing, false testimony, and slander. 20 These are the things that make a person unclean. But eating with unwashed hands doesn't make a person unclean."

Cross References

Galatians 5:19-21

Now the actions of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, promiscuity,

Genesis 6:5

The LORD saw that human evil was growing more and more throughout the earth, with every inclination of people's thoughts becoming only evil on a continuous basis.

Genesis 8:21

When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, he told himself, "I will never again curse the land because of human beings even though human inclinations remain evil from youth nor will I destroy every living being ever again, as I've done.

Psalm 119:113

I despise the double-minded, but I love your instruction.

Proverbs 4:23

Above everything else guard your heart, because from it flow the springs of life.

Proverbs 6:14

planning evil with a perverse mind, continually stirring up discord.

Proverbs 22:15

A child's heart has a tendency to do wrong, but the rod of discipline removes it far away from him.

Proverbs 24:9

To devise folly is sin, and people detest a scoffer.

Isaiah 55:7

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous person his thoughts. Let him return to the LORD, So he'll have mercy upon him, and to our God, for he'll pardon abundantly.

Isaiah 59:7

Their feet rush to evil, and they are quick to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; ruin, destruction, and violence are in their paths.

Jeremiah 4:14

Jerusalem, wash your evil from your heart so that you may be delivered. How long will you harbor evil schemes within you?

Jeremiah 17:9

"The heart is more deceitful than anything. It is incurable who can know it?

Matthew 9:4

But Jesus, knowing what they were thinking, replied, "Why do you have such evil thoughts in your hearts?

Mark 7:21-23

because it's from within, from the human heart, that evil thoughts come, as well as sexual immorality, stealing, murder,

Acts 8:22

So repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, your heart's intent may be forgiven you.

Romans 3:10-19

As it is written, "Not even one person is righteous.

Romans 7:18

For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but I cannot carry it out.

Romans 8:7-8

That is why the mind that focuses on human nature is hostile toward God. It refuses to submit to the authority of God's Law because it is powerless to do so.

Ephesians 2:1-3

You used to be dead because of your offenses and sins

Titus 3:2-6

They are not to insult anyone or be argumentative. Instead, they are to be gentle and perfectly courteous to everyone.

James 1:13-15

When someone is tempted, he should not say, "I am being tempted by God," because God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone.

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