Parallel Verses

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:

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 That which comes out of the mouth, comes from the heart and makes a man unclean. 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders. 20 These things make a man unclean. Eating food with unwashed hands does not make a man unclean.


Cross References

Galatians 5:19-21

Now the works of the flesh (sinful human nature) are apparent. They are: fornication, uncleanness, loose conduct,

Genesis 6:5

Jehovah saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become. Every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time.

Genesis 8:21

Jehovah smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: Never again will I curse the ground because of man, for the intent of his heart is evil from childhood. I will never again destroy every living creature, as I have done.

Psalm 119:113

I hate those who are double-minded, but I love your law.

Proverbs 4:23

Guard your heart with all diligence for out of it come the source of life.

Proverbs 6:14

Fraud is in his heart, he devises mischief continually; he sows discord.

Proverbs 22:15

Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child. The rod of discipline (instruction) will drive it far from him.

Proverbs 24:9

The thought of foolishness is sin. The mocker is an abomination to men.

Isaiah 55:7

Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to Jehovah, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will freely pardon.

Isaiah 59:7

Their feet run to do evil. They hurry to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are evil. Ruin and destruction are on their highways.

Jeremiah 4:14

O Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart so that you may be saved. How long will your wicked thoughts lodge within you?

Jeremiah 17:9

The heart is more deceitful than all else and is desperately corrupt. Who can understand it?

Matthew 9:4

Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said: Why are your thoughts evil?

Mark 7:21-23

It is from the heart that evil thoughts come such as: fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,

Acts 8:22

Repent of this wickedness, and pray to God, that the thought in your heart may be forgiven you.

Romans 3:10-19

The Scriptures say: There is no one who is righteous,

Romans 7:18

I know that good does not live in my human nature. For even though the desire to do good is in me, I am not able to do it.

Romans 8:7-8

This is because the mind of the flesh is hostile toward God. It is not subject to the law of God for it cannot be.

Ephesians 2:1-3

You were once dead because of your trespasses and sins.

Titus 3:2-6

to speak evil of no man, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all meekness toward all men.

James 1:13-15

Let no man say when he is tempted: God tempts me. God cannot be tempted with evil, and he tempts (entices) (tests) (trys) no one.

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