14 Bible Verses about Depravity Of Man

since all have sinned and continue to fall short of God's glory.

Indeed, in iniquity I was brought forth; in sin my mother conceived me.

because it's from within, from the human heart, that evil thoughts come, as well as sexual immorality, stealing, murder,

For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light,

"The heart is more deceitful than anything. It is incurable who can know it?

For there is not a single righteous man on earth who practices good and does not sin.

For what the flesh wants is opposed to the Spirit, and what the Spirit wants is opposed to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, and so you do not do what you want to do.

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.

What, then, does this mean? Are we Jews any better off? Not at all! For we have already accused everyone, both Jews and Greeks, of being under the power of sin. As it is written, "Not even one person is righteous. No one understands. No one searches for God.read more.
All have turned away. They have become completely worthless. No one shows kindness, not even one person! Their throats are open graves. With their tongues they deceive. The venom of poisonous snakes is under their lips. Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness. They run swiftly to shed blood. Ruin and misery characterize their lives. They have not learned the path to peace. They don't fear God. Now we know that whatever the Law says applies to those who are under the Law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.

To the Israelis belong the patriarchs, and from them, the Messiah descended, who is God over all, the one who is forever blessed. Amen.

But they didn't listen, nor did they pay attention. They were determined not to listen and not to accept instruction.

With eyes full of adultery, they cannot get enough of sin. They seduce unsteady souls and have had their hearts expertly trained in greed. They are doomed to a curse.

And this is the basis for judgment: The light has come into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light because their actions were evil.

Everything is clean to those who are clean, but nothing is clean to those who are corrupt and unbelieving. Indeed, their very way of thinking and their consciences have been corrupted. They claim to know God, but they deny him by their actions. They are detestable, disobedient, and disqualified to do anything good.