Matthew 15:18

18 But those thingis which procede out of the mouth come from the herte and they defyle the man.

Matthew 15:18 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 15:18

But those things which proceed out of the mouth
Meaning not material things, as spittle, vomit but, as it follows, which

come forth from the heart:
are first conceived and formed there, and then come forth from thence, and are expressed by the mouth; as all idle words, foolish talking, filthy jesting, unsavoury communication, and every word that is rotten and corrupt, or which is done in the life and conversation;

and they defile the man:
the heart is the corrupt fountain from whence all moral defilement flows; and sinful words and actions are the impure streams, which spring from thence, and increase the moral pollution of human nature.

Matthew 15:18 In-Context

16 Then sayde Iesus: are ye yet with oute vnderstondinge?

17 perceave ye not that what soever goeth in at the mouth descendeth doune in to the bely and is cast out into the draught?

18 But those thingis which procede out of the mouth come from the herte and they defyle the man.

19 For out of the herte come evyll thoughtis murder breakyng of wedlocke whordo theefte falce witnes berynge blasphemye.

20 These are the thingis which defyle a man. But to eate with vnwesshen hondes defyleth not a man.