7:23a

All these evils: The word evils refers to the list of evil things that people think, say, and do in 7:21–22.

within: The word within refers to the inner part of man. It has the same meaning here as the word “heart” in 7:21a. You may translate this with the same expression. For example, the Contemporary English Version says:

All of these come from your heart

7:23b

In some languages it may be more natural to start 7:23b with a new sentence. For example:

These things are what make a person unclean/defiled.

defile a man: Here are some other ways to translate defile a man:

cause a person to become unclean
-or-
make a man ‘unclean’ (New International Version)

defile: This is the same word as in 7:15b and 7:20b. You should probably translate it in the same way.

a man: Here, the phrase a man refers to “a person.” It does not refer only to a male. For example, the God’s Word says:

a person

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