Cross references
Matthew 15:18
But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.
Matthew 15:18 has 11 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 10 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 15:28 (21 votes) and Matthew 12:34 (20 votes). 12 other verses point back to it. It links with 11 other books, from Leviticus 18 to Revelation 13.
Which verses does Matthew 15:18 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Proverbs 15:2821 votes
The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.
- Matthew 12:3420 votes
You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.
- Matthew 15:1114 votes
A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”
- James 3:6–1014 votes
The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, …
- Proverbs 10:328 votes
The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.
- Proverbs 15:28 votes
The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
- Proverbs 6:127 votes
A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,
- 1 Samuel 24:134 votes
As the old proverb says, ‘Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.’ But my hand will never be against you.
- Psalm 36:34 votes
The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.
- Luke 19:224 votes
His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?
- Revelation 13:5–62 votes
Which verses point to Matthew 15:18?
The 10 strongest of 12.