Mark 7:21 “For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immoralit…”

Mark 7:21

For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

World English Bible

For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts,

American Standard Version

For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,

Geneva Bible 1599

For from within, euen out of the heart of men, proceede euill thoughtes, adulteries, fornications, murthers,

Darby Translation

For from within, out of the heart of men, go forth evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

Young's Literal Translation

for from within, out of the heart of men, the evil reasonings do come forth, adulteries, whoredoms, murders,

Bible in Basic English

Because from inside, from the heart of men, come evil thoughts and unclean pleasures,

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Cross references

“out”

Jeremiah 17:9 James 4:1–3 Matthew 15:19 Galatians 5:19–21 Acts 8:22 Jeremiah 4:14

Jeremiah 17:9 · BSB

The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?

James 4:1–3 · BSB

What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?

Matthew 15:19 · BSB

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.

Galatians 5:19–21 · BSB

The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery;

Acts 8:22 · BSB

Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.

Jeremiah 4:14 · BSB

Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you?

“evil”

Ezekiel 38:10 Matthew 9:4 James 2:4 Isaiah 59:7 Proverbs 15:25

Ezekiel 38:10 · BSB

This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.

Matthew 9:4 · BSB

But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said, “Why do you harbor evil in your hearts?

James 2:4 · BSB

have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?

Isaiah 59:7 · BSB

Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.

Proverbs 15:25 · BSB

The LORD tears down the house of the proud, but He protects the boundaries of the widow.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

20He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him.

22greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.

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