Matthew 15:11

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Matthew 15:9–13 · Berean Standard Bible

9 They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”

10 Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand.

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

12 Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”

13 But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.

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Mark 7:15

Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.”

Luke 11:38

But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.

Luke 11:39

“Now then,” said the Lord, “you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

Luke 11:40

You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?

Luke 11:41

But give as alms the things that are within you, and you will see that everything is clean for you.

Acts 10:14

“No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”

Acts 10:15

The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”

Acts 11:8

‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’

Acts 11:9

But the voice spoke from heaven a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.’

Romans 14:14

I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.

Romans 14:17

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Romans 14:20

Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block.

1 Timothy 4:4

For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected,

1 Timothy 4:5

because it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

Titus 1:15

To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.

Hebrews 13:9

Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them.

Matthew 15:18

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

Matthew 15:19

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.

Matthew 15:20

These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”

Matthew 12:34

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 12:35

The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure.

Matthew 12:36

But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.

Matthew 12:37

For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”

Psalms 10:7

His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.

Psalms 12:2

They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.

Psalms 52:2

Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.

Psalms 52:3

You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah

Psalms 52:4

You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.

Psalms 58:3

The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth.

Psalms 58:4

Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,

Isaiah 37:23

Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!

Isaiah 59:3

For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.

Isaiah 59:4

No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.

Isaiah 59:5

They hatch the eggs of vipers and weave a spider’s web. Whoever eats their eggs will die; crack one open, and a viper is hatched.

Isaiah 59:13

rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies from the heart.

Isaiah 59:14

So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter.

Isaiah 59:15

Truth is missing, and whoever turns from evil becomes prey. The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice.

Jeremiah 9:3

“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.

Jeremiah 9:4

“Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander.

Jeremiah 9:5

Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity.

Jeremiah 9:6

You dwell in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the LORD.

Romans 3:13

“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”

Romans 3:14

“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”

James 3:5

In 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.

James 3:6

The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

James 3:7

All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man,

James 3:8

but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

2 Peter 2:18

With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.