But the things which proceed out of the mouth come out of the heart, and they defile the man.
Parallel translations
- KJV But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
- BSB But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.
- NKJV But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man.
- NASB But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and those things defile the person.
- NLT But the words you speak come from the heart—that’s what defiles you.
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Cross-references · 11
- Prov 15:28The heart of the righteous weighs answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.
- Matt 12:34You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.
- Matt 15:11That which enters into the mouth doesn’t defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.”
- Jas 3:6–10And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.
- Prov 15:2The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of fools gush out folly.
- Prov 10:32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.
- Prov 6:12A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth;
- Luke 19:22“He said to him, ‘Out of your own mouth will I judge you, you wicked servant! You knew that I am an exacting man, taking up that which I didn’t lay down, and reaping that which I didn’t sow.
- 1 Sam 24:13As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes wickedness;’ but my hand will not be on you.
- Ps 36:3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.
- Rev 13:5–6A mouth speaking great things and blasphemy was given to him. Authority to make war for forty-two months was given to him.
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