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Matthew 15:18
But the things which come out of the mouth come from the heart; and they make a man unclean.
Matthew 15:18 · Bible in Basic English
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Matthew 15:18 in other translations
But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.
But the things which proceed out of the mouth come out of the heart, and they defile the man.
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In context
15 Then Peter said to him, Make the story clear to us.
16 And he said, Are you, like them, still without wisdom?
17 Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth goes on into the stomach, and is sent out as waste?
18 But the things which come out of the mouth come from the heart; and they make a man unclean.
19 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:
20 These are the things which make a man unclean; but to take food with unwashed hands does not make a man unclean.
21 And Jesus went away from there into the country of Tyre and Sidon.
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