Parallel Verses

King James 2000

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

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.

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.

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:

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 those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. 19  For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: 20 These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashed hands defiles not a man.

Cross References

Galatians 5:19-21

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, impurity, licentiousness,

Genesis 6:5

And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Genesis 8:21

And the LORD smelled a sweet odor; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more everything living, as I have done.

Psalm 119:113

[Samek] I hate vain thoughts: but your law do I love.

Proverbs 4:23

Keep your heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

Proverbs 6:14

Perversity is in his heart, he devises evil continually; he sows discord.

Proverbs 22:15

Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

Proverbs 24:9

The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scoffer is an abomination to men.

Isaiah 55:7

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Isaiah 59:7

Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.

Jeremiah 4:14

O Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness, that you may be saved. How long shall your vain thoughts lodge within you?

Jeremiah 17:9

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Matthew 9:4

And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Why think you evil in your hearts?

Mark 7:21-23

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

Acts 8:22

Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.

Romans 3:10-19

As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

Romans 7:18

For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwells no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.

Romans 8:7-8

Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

Ephesians 2:1-3

And you has he made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins:

Titus 3:2-6

To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, showing all meekness unto all men.

James 1:13-15

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempts he any man:

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