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Matthew 15:11

Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
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English Standard Version

it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person."

New International Version

What goes into a man's mouth does not make him 'unclean,' but what comes out of his mouth, that is what makes him 'unclean.'"

Catholic Public Domain Version

A man is not defiled by what enters into the mouth, but by what proceeds from the mouth. This is what defiles a man.