King James Version
Matthew 15:18 in the King James Version says “But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 15 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.”
Matthew 15:18 · KJV
And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“those things which”
G3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
“from”
G1537a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct
“those things which”
G3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
“the mouth”
G4750the mouth (as if a gash in the face); by implication, language (and its relations); figuratively, an opening (in the earth); specially, the front or e
“from”
G1537a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct
“those things which”
G3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
“the heart”
G2588the heart, i.e., (figuratively) the thoughts or feelings (mind); also (by analogy) the middle
“those things which”
G3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
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