18 but what proceeds out of the mouth, is deriv'd from the heart, and that defiles the man.
Matthew 15:18 Cross References - Mace
Matthew 12:34
34 O degenerate race, how can ye, wicked as ye are, utter any thing that is good? for "'tis the overflowing of the heart that the mouth dischargeth."
Matthew 15:11
11 that which entereth by the mouth is not what defiles a man: but what defiles the man is that which is discharged by the mouth.
Luke 19:22
22 wicked slave, said he, from your own mouth will I convict thee. "you knew I was a hard master, exacting what I never gave, and reaping where I never sowed:
James 3:6-10
6 the tongue is a brand that sets the world in a combustion: it is but one of the numerous organs of the body, yet it can blast whole assemblies: tipp'd with infernal sulphur it sets the whole train of life in a blaze.
7 creatures of every kind, beasts, birds, reptiles, and sea-monsters, are frequently tamed by human industry.
8 but who could ever tame the tongue? arm'd with deadly poison, the mischief scorns restraint.
9 By that we give praises to God the father: and that pronounces curses even against men, who are form'd after the divine resemblance.
10 from the same mouth shall blessing and cursing proceed? this ought not to be practis'd, my brethren;