Parallel Verses
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;
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.
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,
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.
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
4 The fallen ones were in the earth in those days, and even afterwards when sons of God come in unto daughters of men, and they have borne to them -- they are the heroes, who, from of old, are the men of name. 5 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; 6 and Jehovah repenteth that He hath made man in the earth, and He grieveth Himself -- unto His heart.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 8:21
and Jehovah smelleth the sweet fragrance, and Jehovah saith unto His heart, 'I continue not to disesteem any more the ground because of man, though the imagination of the heart of man is evil from his youth; and I continue not to smite any more all living, as I have done;
Matthew 15:19
for out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, whoredoms, thefts, false witnessings, evil speakings:
Proverbs 6:18
A heart devising thoughts of vanity -- Feet hasting to run to evil --
Jeremiah 17:9
Crooked is the heart above all things, And it is incurable -- who doth know it?
Romans 1:28-31
And, according as they did not approve of having God in knowledge, God gave them up to a disapproved mind, to do the things not seemly;
Genesis 13:13
and the men of Sodom are evil, and sinners before Jehovah exceedingly.
Genesis 18:20-21
And Jehovah saith, 'The cry of Sodom and Gomorrah -- because great; and their sin -- because exceeding grievous:
Deuteronomy 29:19
'And it hath been, in his hearing the words of this oath, and he hath blessed himself in his heart, saying, I have peace, though in the stubbornness of my heart I go on, in order to end the fulness with the thirst.
Job 15:16
Also -- surely abominable and filthy Is man drinking as water perverseness.
Psalm 14:1-4
To the Overseer. -- By David. A fool hath said in his heart, 'God is not;' They have done corruptly, They have done abominable actions, There is not a doer of good.
Psalm 53:2
God from the heavens looked on the sons of men, To see if there be an understanding one, One seeking God.
Ecclesiastes 7:29
See, this alone I have found, that God made man upright, and they -- they have sought out many devices.
Ecclesiastes 9:3
This is an evil among all that hath been done under the sun, that one event is to all, and also the heart of the sons of man is full of evil, and madness is in their heart during their life, and after it -- unto the dead.
Jeremiah 4:14
Wash from evil thy heart, O Jerusalem, That thou mayest be saved, Till when dost thou lodge in thy heart Thoughts of thy strength?
Ezekiel 8:9
And He saith to me, 'Go in, and see the evil abominations that they are doing here.'
Ezekiel 8:12
And He saith unto me, 'Hast thou seen, son of man, that which elders of the house of Israel are doing in darkness, each in the inner chambers of his imagery, for they are saying, Jehovah is not seeing us, Jehovah hath forsaken the land?'
Mark 7:21-23
for from within, out of the heart of men, the evil reasonings do come forth, adulteries, whoredoms, murders,
Romans 3:9-19
What, then? are we better? not at all! for we did before charge both Jews and Greeks with being all under sin,
Ephesians 2:1-3
Also you -- being dead in the trespasses and the sins,
Titus 3:3
for we were once -- also we -- thoughtless, disobedient, led astray, serving desires and pleasures manifold, in malice and envy living, odious -- hating one another;