Matthew 15:18
Matthew 15:16-20 The Message (MSG)
Jesus replied, “You, too? Are you being willfully stupid? Don’t you know that anything that is swallowed works its way through the intestines and is finally defecated? But what comes out of the mouth gets its start in the heart. It’s from the heart that we vomit up evil arguments, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, lies, and cussing. That’s what pollutes. Eating or not eating certain foods, washing or not washing your hands—that’s neither here nor there.”
Matthew 15:18 King James Version (KJV)
But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
Matthew 15:18 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man.
Matthew 15:18 New Century Version (NCV)
But what people say with their mouths comes from the way they think; these are the things that make people unclean.
Matthew 15:18 American Standard Version (ASV)
But the things which proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the heart; and they defile the man.
Matthew 15:18 New International Version (NIV)
But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them.
Matthew 15:18 New King James Version (NKJV)
But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man.
Matthew 15:18 Amplified Bible (AMP)
But whatever [word]comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and this is what defiles and dishonors the man.
Matthew 15:18 New Living Translation (NLT)
But the words you speak come from the heart—that’s what defiles you.