There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.
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Interpretation
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.