New International Version (©1984) For from within, out of men's hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,New American Standard Bible (©1995) "For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, International Standard Version (©2008) because it's from within, from the human heart, that evil thoughts come, as well as sexual immorality, stealing, murder, GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995) Evil thoughts, sexual sins, stealing, murder, King James Bible For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, American King James Version For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, American Standard Version For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, Bible in Basic English Because from inside, from the heart of men, come evil thoughts and unclean pleasures, Douay-Rheims Bible For from within out of the heart of men proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Darby Bible Translation For from within, out of the heart of men, go forth evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, English Revised Version For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, Webster's Bible Translation For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Weymouth New Testament For from within, out of men's hearts, their evil purposes proceed--fornication, theft, murder, adultery, World English Bible For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts, Young's Literal Translation for from within, out of the heart of men, the evil reasonings do come forth, adulteries, whoredoms, murders, |
| Geneva Study Bible For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 7:14-23 Our wicked thoughts and affections, words and actions, defile us, and these only. As a corrupt fountain sends forth corrupt streams, so does a corrupt heart send forth corrupt reasonings, corrupt appetites and passions, and all the wicked words and actions that come from them. A spiritual understanding of the law of God, and a sense of the evil of sin, will cause a man to seek for the grace of the Holy Spirit, to keep down the evil thoughts and affections that work within. |