Matthew 15:19

“For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, etc.] Of God, of Christ, of the Spirit, of fellow creatures, and of all sorts of wickedness. The thoughts of sin are evil, are to be hated, forsaken, and for which men are accountable to God. All wicked imaginations, carnal reasonings, lustful desires, and malicious contrivances, are here included; which take their rise from, and are devised, and forged, in the corrupt heart of man. Murders; inveterate hatred of men’s persons, malice prepense, schemes to take away life, all angry and wrathful words, and actual effusion of man’s blood. Adulteries; uncleanness committed between married persons, both in thought, and deed: fornications; unlawful…”

“For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts--"evil reasonings"; referring here more immediately to those corrupt reasonings which had stealthily introduced and gradually reared up that hideous fabric of tradition which at length practically nullified the unchangeable principles of the moral law. But the statement is far broader than this; namely that the first shape which the evil that is in the heart takes, when it begins actively to stir, is that of "considerations" or "reasonings" on certain suggested actions. murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies--detractions, whether directed against God or man; here the reference seems to be to the latter. Mark (Mar 7:22)…”

“See also Mark 7:17-23. Then answered Peter, and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable - See the notes at Matthew 13:3. The word “parable” sometimes means a dark or obscure saying, Psalms 78:2. Peter meant, “Explain to us more fully this obscure and novel doctrine.” To us, now, it is plain; to the disciples, just coming out of Judaism, the doctrine of Jesus was obscure. Mark says that the disciples asked him. There is no contradiction. The question was put by Peter in the name of the disciples; or several of them put the question, though Matthew has mentioned only one. An omission is not a contradiction. Matthew 15:16 Are ye also yet without understanding? - Jesus appeals, in explaining…”

“First evil thoughts - then murders - and the rest. Railings - The Greek word includes all reviling, backbiting, and evil speaking. Matthew 15:21”

“out: Gen 6:5, Gen 8:21; Pro 4:23, Pro 6:14, Pro 22:15, Pro 24:9; Jer 17:9; Mar 7:21-23; Rom 3:10-19, Rom 7:18, Rom 8:7, Rom 8:8; Gal 5:19-21; Eph 2:1-3; Tit 3:2-6 evil: Mat 9:4; Psa 119:113; Isa 55:7, Isa 59:7; Jer 4:14; Act 8:22; Jam 1:13-15 Matthew 15:20”