Genesis 6:5

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Summary

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.

God

Every imagination

General references

Jeremiah 17:9

Bible References

God

Now the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners against Jehovah exceedingly.

And Jehovah said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works; There is none that doeth good.

God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there were any that did understand, That did seek after God.

And even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up unto a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;

What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we before laid to the charge both of Jews and Greeks, that they are all under sin;

Every imagination

And Jehovah smelled the sweet savor; and Jehovah said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, for that the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more everything living, as I have done.

and it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart, to destroy the moist with the dry.

How much less one that is abominable and corrupt, A man that drinketh iniquity like water!

A heart that deviseth wicked purposes, Feet that are swift in running to mischief,

Behold, this only have I found: that God made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea also, the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?

And he said unto me, Go in, and see the wicked abominations that they do here.

For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings:

For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,

And you did he make alive, when ye were dead through your trespasses and sins,

For we also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

General references

The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?