But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
AFINT (Exp US)But the things which proceed from the mouth come from the heart—the center of one’s being—and these defile the man and reveal his true character.
AFINT (Exp UK)But the things which proceed from the mouth come from the heart—the centre of one’s being—and these defile the man and reveal his true character.
But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them.
NMV“But that which goes out through the mouth is moved by the heart; this is what soils the man.”
OJBBut the things coming out from the mouth come out from the lev (heart), which makes tameh.
TCENTBut the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these defile a person.
T4TYou should know that what comes out of people’s mouths, meaning everything that they say [SYN], comes from their inner beings/hearts. Many of the things that they say cause God to consider them to be unacceptable to him.