¹⁸But ^rthose things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile ^sthe man. ¹⁹For ^tout of the heart proceed ^uevil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

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Footnotes

sGk. as ver. 11, 20.
tSee Gen. 6:5.
u James 2:4. Comp. Ps. 56:5.

Cross references

r James 3:6.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person. For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them. For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But what comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and this defiles a person. For from the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false testimonies, slander.

NLTNew Living Translation

But the words you speak come from the heart—that’s what defiles you. For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, all sexual immorality, theft, lying, and slander.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these defile the person. For from the heart come evil plans, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, abusive speech.