Matthew 15:18

18 But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this is what defiles.

Matthew 15:18 In-Context

16 Then he said, "Are you also still without understanding?
17 Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth enters the stomach, and goes out into the sewer?
18 But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this is what defiles.
19 For out of the heart come evil intentions, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, false witness, slander.
20 These are what defile a person, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile."
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