Matthew 15:18-20 But what comes out of the mouth comes out from the heart; and that is what defiles man.

Lamsa⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁸ But what comes out of the mouth comes out from the heart; and that is what defiles man. ¹⁹ For from the heart come out evil thoughts, such as fornication, murder, adultery, theft, false witness, blasphemy. ²⁰ It is these that defile man; but if a man should eat when his hands are unwashed, he will not be defiled.