Mark 7:22

Mark 7:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
• New International Version (NIV)adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly.
• English Standard Version (ESV)coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness.
• New King James Version (NKJV)thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.

Context of Mark 7:22

20And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. 21For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: 23All these evil things come from within, and defile the man. 24And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid.

Mark 7:22 word by word

μοιχεῖαι, πλεονεξίαι, πονηρίαι, δόλος, ἀσέλγεια, ὀφθαλμὸς πονηρός, βλασφημία, ὑπερηφανία, ἀφροσύνη·Read the interlinear

• Theftsκλοπήklopē · theftG2829
• covetousnessπλεονεξίαpleonexia · greedinessG4124
• wickednessπονηρίαponēria · evilG4189
• deceitδόλοςdolos · deceitG1388
• lasciviousnessἀσέλγειαaselgeia · debaucheryG766
• anὀφθαλμόςophthalmos · eyeG3788
• evilπονηρόςponēros · evil/badG4190
• blasphemyβλασφημίαblasphēmia · blasphemyG988
• prideὑπερηφανίαhuperēphania · prideG5243
• foolishnessἀφροσύνηaphrosunē · foolishnessG877

Cross-references for Mark 7:22

• Deuteronomy 15:9Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto Yhwh against thee, and it be sin unto thee.
• Deuteronomy 28:54So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave:
• 1 Samuel 18:8And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?
• Proverbs 23:6Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
• Proverbs 28:22He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
• Matthew 20:15Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
• 2 Chronicles 32:25But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
• Psalms 10:4The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.
• Obadiah 1:3The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?
• 2 Corinthians 10:5Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
• 1 Peter 5:5Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
• Proverbs 12:23A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
• Proverbs 22:15Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
• Proverbs 24:9The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
• Proverbs 27:22Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
• Ecclesiastes 7:25I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:

Commentaries on Mark 7:22

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-23Verses 1-23 See this passage explained in the notes at Mark 7:1 Came from Jerusalem - Probably to observe his conduct, and to find matter of accusation against him. Mark 7:2 Defiled hands - The hands were considered defiled or polluted unless they were washed previous to every meal. Mark 7:3 Except they wash their hands oft - Our word “oft” means frequently, often. The Greek wore translated oft has been rendered various ways. Some have said that it means…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-23Verses 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-22These verses list 13 things that truly make a person unclean (morally impure). These actions and wrong desires come from the heart (a person’s inner thoughts and intentions).Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 7:22

• Blasphemy
• Commandments
• Covetousness
• Crime
• Deceit
• Depravity of Man
• Ecclesiasticism
• Jesus, the Christ
• Lasciviousness
• Sin
• Theft and Thieves

In the dictionaries

• Evil eye
• Abundance
• Covetousness
• Hold
• String
• Ablution
• Blasphemy
• Deceit
• Evil
• Fool; Folly

Commentaries on Mark 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings