Mateus 15:18

18 Mas as coisas que saem da boca vêm do coração, e são essas que tornam o homem impuro.

Mateus 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.

Mateus 15:18 In-Context

16 “Será que vocês ainda não conseguem entender?”, perguntou Jesus.

17 “Não percebem que o que entra pela boca vai para o estômago e mais tarde é expelido?

18 Mas as coisas que saem da boca vêm do coração, e são essas que tornam o homem impuro.

19 Pois do coração saem os maus pensamentos, os homicídios, os adultérios, as imoralidades sexuais, os roubos, os falsos testemunhos e as calúnias.

20 Essas coisas tornam o homem impuro; mas o comer sem lavar as mãos não o torna impuro”.