Matthew 15:18

But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.

Cross References (11)

  • Proverbs 15:28 (21)

    The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.

  • Matthew 12:34 (19)

    You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.

  • Matthew 15:11 (14)

    A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”

  • James 3:6–10 (14)

    The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the cou

  • Proverbs 10:32 (8)

    The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

  • Proverbs 15:2 (8)

    The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.

  • Proverbs 6:12 (7)

    A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,

  • Psalms 36:3 (4)

    The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.

  • Luke 19:22 (4)

    His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdraw

  • 1 Samuel 24:13 (4)

    As the old proverb says, ‘Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.’ But my hand will never be against you.

  • Revelation 13:5–6 (2)

    The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months.