Matthew 15:11

In 9 translations

BSB

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

KJV

Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

WEB

That which enters into the mouth doesn’t defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.”

ASV

Not that which entereth into the mouth defileth the man; but that which proceedeth out of the mouth, this defileth the man.

LSV

[it is] not that which is coming into the mouth [that] defiles the man, but that which is coming forth from the mouth, this defiles the man.”

YLT

not that which is coming into the mouth doth defile the man, but that which is coming forth from the mouth, this defileth the man.'

DBY

Not what enters into the mouth defiles the man; but what goes forth out of the mouth, this defiles the man.

DRC

Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man: but what cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

GNV

That which goeth into the mouth, defileth not the man, but that which commeth out of the mouth, that defileth the man.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

οὐ τὸ εἰσερχόμενον εἰς τὸ στόμα κοινοῖ τὸν ἄνθρωπον, ἀλλὰ τὸ ἐκπορευόμενον ἐκ τοῦ στόματος τοῦτο κοινοῖ τὸν ἄνθρωπον.

RP2018

Οὐ τὸ εἰσερχόμενον εἰς τὸ στόμα κοινοῖ τὸν ἄνθρωπον· ἀλλὰ τὸ ἐκπορευόμενον ἐκ τοῦ στόματος, τοῦτο κοινοῖ τὸν ἄνθρωπον.

TR-Boyd

Οὐ τὸ εἰσερχόμενον εἰς τὸ στόμα κοινοῖ τὸν ἄνθρωπον· ἀλλὰ τὸ ἐκπορευόμενον ἐκ τοῦ στόματος, τοῦτο κοινοῖ τὸν ἄνθρωπον.

SCR1894

ου το εισερχομενον εις το στομα κοινοι τον ανθρωπον αλλα το εκπορευομενον εκ του στοματος τουτο κοινοι τον ανθρωπον

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• Mark 7:15Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.”
• Matthew 15:18–20But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man. For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander. These are…
• James 3:5–8In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze. The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the…
• 1 Timothy 4:4–5For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected, because it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
• Matthew 12:34–37You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks. The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil…
• Romans 14:17For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
• Acts 10:14–15“No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.” The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”
• Luke 11:38–41But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal. “Now then,” said the Lord, “you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. You…
• Psalms 12:2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
• Isaiah 59:13–15rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies from the heart. So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has…
• Romans 3:13–14“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.” “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
• Psalms 52:2–4Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit. You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.
• Psalms 10:7His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.
• Psalms 58:3–4The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth. Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,
• Acts 11:8–9‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’ But the voice spoke from heaven a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.’
• Jeremiah 9:3–6“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD. “Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not…

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