Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
When the Lord saw that man’s wickedness was widespread on the earth and that every scheme his mind thought of was nothing but evil all the time,
New American Standard Bible
Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that
King James Version
And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
International Standard Version
The LORD saw that human evil was growing more and more throughout the earth, with every inclination of people's thoughts becoming only evil on a continuous basis.
A Conservative Version
And LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
American Standard Version
And Jehovah saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Amplified
The Lord saw that the wickedness (depravity) of man was great on the earth, and that every imagination or intent of the thoughts of his heart were only evil continually.
Bible in Basic English
And the Lord saw that the sin of man was great on the earth, and that all the thoughts of his heart were evil.
Darby Translation
And Jehovah saw that the wickedness of Man was great on the earth, and every imagination of the thoughts of his heart only evil continually.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jehovah will see that great the evil of man in the earth, and every formation of the thoughts of his heart only evil all the days.
King James 2000
And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Yahweh saw that the evil of humankind [was] great upon the earth, and every inclination of the thoughts of his heart [was] always only evil.
Modern King James verseion
And Jehovah saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And when the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was increased upon the earth, and that all the imagination and thoughts of his heart was only evil continually,
NET Bible
But the Lord saw that the wickedness of humankind had become great on the earth. Every inclination of the thoughts of their minds was only evil all the time.
New Heart English Bible
The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
The Emphasized Bible
Then Yahweh saw that great, was the wickedness of man in the earth, and that, every purpose of the devices of his heart, was only wicked all the day;
Webster
And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
World English Bible
Yahweh saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jehovah seeth that abundant is the wickedness of man in the earth, and every imagination of the thoughts of his heart only evil all the day;
Themes
Destruction » Why people are destroyed
Evil » The whole » Imagination
Fall of man » Man in consequence of » Evil in heart
Fall of man » Man in consequence of » Totally depraved
God » The incarnation of Christ, both a mystery and a revelation » Vision of
Heart » The unregenerate » Is full of iniquity
character of the unrenewed Heart » Full of evil imaginations
Holy spirit » Instances of » Antediluvians
Obduracy (hardness) » Instances of » The antediluvians
Sin » All the imaginations of the unrenewed heart are
Vision » Of Christ, full of compassion » Divine, comprehends all human life
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 6:5
Prayers for Genesis 6:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Judgment Decreed
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The Nephilim
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 8:21
When the Lord smelled the pleasing aroma,
Matthew 15:19
Proverbs 6:18
feet eager to run to evil,
Jeremiah 17:9
and incurable—who can understand it?
Romans 1:28-31
And because they did not think it worthwhile to acknowledge God, God delivered them over to a worthless mind to do what is morally wrong.
Genesis 13:13
Now the men of Sodom were evil, sinning greatly
Genesis 18:20-21
Then the Lord said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is immense, and their sin is extremely serious.
Deuteronomy 29:19
When someone hears the words of this oath, he may consider himself exempt,
Job 15:16
who drinks injustice
Psalm 14:1-4
For the choir director. Davidic.
They are corrupt; they do vile deeds.
There is no one who does good.
Psalm 53:2
to see if there is one who is wise,
one who seeks God.
Ecclesiastes 7:29
Only see this: I have discovered that God made people upright,
Ecclesiastes 9:3
This is an evil in all that is done under the sun: there is one fate for everyone. In addition, the hearts of people are full of evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live
Jeremiah 4:14
so that you will be delivered.
How long will you harbor
malicious thoughts within you?
Ezekiel 8:9
He said to me, “Go in and see the terrible and detestable things they are committing here.”
Ezekiel 8:12
Then He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his idol? For they are saying, ‘The Lord does not see us. The Lord has abandoned the land.’”
Mark 7:21-23
Romans 3:9-19
What then? Are we any better?
Ephesians 2:1-3
And you were dead
Titus 3:3
For we too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved by various passions