Matthew 15:11 Cross References

Matthew 15:11

11: You are not defiled by what you eat; you are defiled by what you say and do. "

Matthew 15:18

  1. But evil words come from an evil heart and defile the person who says them.
  2. For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, all other sexual immorality, theft, lying, and slander.
  3. These are what defile you. Eating with unwashed hands could never defile you and make you unacceptable to God!"

Mark 7:15

  1. You are not defiled by what you eat; you are defiled by what you say and do! "

1 Timothy 4:4

  1. Since everything God created is good, we should not reject any of it. We may receive it gladly, with thankful hearts.
  2. For we know it is made holy by the word of God and prayer.

Matthew 12:34

  1. You brood of snakes! How could evil men like you speak what is good and right? For whatever is in your heart determines what you say.
  2. A good person produces good words from a good heart, and an evil person produces evil words from an evil heart.
  3. And I tell you this, that you must give an account on judgment day of every idle word you speak.
  4. The words you say now reflect your fate then; either you will be justified by them or you will be condemned."

Acts 10:14

  1. "Never, Lord," Peter declared. "I have never in all my life eaten anything forbidden by our Jewish laws. "
  2. The voice spoke again, "If God says something is acceptable, don't say it isn't."

James 3:5

  1. So also, the tongue is a small thing, but what enormous damage it can do. A tiny spark can set a great forest on fire.
  2. And the tongue is a flame of fire. It is full of wickedness that can ruin your whole life. It can turn the entire course of your life into a blazing flame of destruction, for it is set on fire by hell itself.
  3. People can tame all kinds of animals and birds and reptiles and fish,
  4. but no one can tame the tongue. It is an uncontrollable evil, full of deadly poison.

Luke 11:38

  1. His host was amazed to see that he sat down to eat without first performing the ceremonial washing required by Jewish custom.
  2. Then the Lord said to him, "You Pharisees are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are still filthy--full of greed and wickedness!
  3. Fools! Didn't God make the inside as well as the outside?
  4. So give to the needy what you greedily possess, and you will be clean all over.

Romans 14:17

  1. For the Kingdom of God is not a matter of what we eat or drink, but of living a life of goodness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Isaiah 59:13

  1. We know that we have rebelled against the LORD. We have turned our backs on God. We know how unfair and oppressive we have been, carefully planning our deceitful lies.
  2. Our courts oppose people who are righteous, and justice is nowhere to be found. Truth falls dead in the streets, and fairness has been outlawed.
  3. Yes, truth is gone, and anyone who tries to live a godly life is soon attacked. The LORD looked and was displeased to find that there was no justice.

Psalms 52:2

  1. All day long you plot destruction. Your tongue cuts like a sharp razor; you're an expert at telling lies.
  2. You love evil more than good and lies more than truth.
  3. You love to say things that harm others, you liar!

Psalms 12:2

  1. Neighbors lie to each other, speaking with flattering lips and insincere hearts.

Romans 3:13

  1. "Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave. Their speech is filled with lies.The poison of a deadly snake drips from their lips."
  2. "Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness."

Psalms 10:7

  1. Their mouths are full of cursing, lies, and threats. Trouble and evil are on the tips of their tongues.

Acts 11:8

  1. "'Never, Lord,' I replied. 'I have never eaten anything forbidden by our Jewish laws. '
  2. "But the voice from heaven came again, 'If God says something is acceptable, don't say it isn't.'

Romans 14:20

  1. Don't tear apart the work of God over what you eat. Remember, there is nothing wrong with these things in themselves. But it is wrong to eat anything if it makes another person stumble.

Jeremiah 9:3

  1. "My people bend their tongues like bows to shoot lies. They refuse to stand up for the truth. And they only go from bad to worse! They care nothing for me," says the LORD.
  2. "Beware of your neighbor! Beware of your brother! They all take advantage of one another and spread their slanderous lies.
  3. They all fool and defraud each other; no one tells the truth. With practiced tongues they tell lies; they wear themselves out with all their sinning.
  4. They pile lie upon lie and utterly refuse to come to me," says the LORD.

Psalms 58:3

  1. These wicked people are born sinners; even from birth they have lied and gone their own way.
  2. They spit poison like deadly snakes; they are like cobras that refuse to listen,

Isaiah 37:23

  1. `Whom do you think you have been insulting and ridiculing? Against whom did you raise your voice? At whom did you look in such proud condescension? It was the Holy One of Israel!

Hebrews 13:9

  1. So do not be attracted by strange, new ideas. Your spiritual strength comes from God's special favor, not from ceremonial rules about food, which don't help those who follow them.

Romans 14:14

  1. I know and am perfectly sure on the authority of the Lord Jesus that no food, in and of itself, is wrong to eat. But if someone believes it is wrong, then for that person it is wrong.

Isaiah 59:3

  1. Your hands are the hands of murderers, and your fingers are filthy with sin. Your mouth is full of lies, and your lips are tainted with corruption.
  2. No one cares about being fair and honest. Their lawsuits are based on lies. They spend their time plotting evil deeds and then doing them.
  3. They spend their time and energy spinning evil plans that end up in deadly actions.

2 Peter 2:18

  1. They brag about themselves with empty, foolish boasting. With lustful desire as their bait, they lure back into sin those who have just escaped from such wicked living.

Titus 1:15

  1. Everything is pure to those whose hearts are pure. But nothing is pure to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, because their minds and consciences are defiled.
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