Holy BibleKing James Version

Mark 7:20 KJV

And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.

Mark 7:20, King James Version

In context

19 Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?

20 And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.

21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

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Cross-references

  • James 3:6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
  • James 1:14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
  • James 4:1 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
  • Mark 7:15 There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.