Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
The heart is deceitful above all, and man himself, who shall know him?
New American Standard Bible
And is desperately
Who can understand it?
King James Version
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Holman Bible
and incurable—who can understand it?
International Standard Version
"The heart is more deceitful than anything. It is incurable who can know it?
A Conservative Version
The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt. Who can know it?
American Standard Version
The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?
Amplified
“The heart is deceitful above all things
And it is
Who can understand it fully and know its secret motives?
Bible in Basic English
The heart is a twisted thing, not to be searched out by man: who is able to have knowledge of it?
Darby Translation
The heart is deceitful above all things, and incurable; who can know it?
King James 2000
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Lexham Expanded Bible
The heart [is] deceitful more than anything else, and it [is] disastrous. Who can understand it?
Modern King James verseion
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Among all things living, man hath the most deceitful and unsearchable heart. Who shall then know it?
NET Bible
The human mind is more deceitful than anything else. It is incurably bad. Who can understand it?
New Heart English Bible
The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?
The Emphasized Bible
Deceitful is the heart above all things And, dangerously wayward, - Who can know it?
Webster
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
World English Bible
The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?
Youngs Literal Translation
Crooked is the heart above all things, And it is incurable -- who doth know it?
Themes
Deceit » The wicked full of » The prevalence of
Deceit » Characteristic of the heart
Deception » What is deceit/deceitful
Evil » Heart evil, characteristics of » Depravity
Fruits » Illustrative » Of the reward of the wicked
Heart » The lord looking upon the heart
Heart » The unregenerate » Is full of iniquity
Heart » Evil, characteristics of » Depravity
Heart » The unregenerate » Is deceitful
character of the unrenewed Heart » Desperately wicked
character of the unrenewed Heart » Deceitful
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Devotionals
Devotionals about Jeremiah 17:9
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References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 17:9
Prayers for Jeremiah 17:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Deceitful Heart
8 And he was as a tree planted by the waters, and it shall spread out its roots by the river, and it shall not see when heat shall come, and its leaf was green; and it shall not be afraid in the year of restraint, and it shall not withdraw from making fruit. 9 The heart is deceitful above all, and man himself, who shall know him? 10 I Jehovah searching the heart, trying the reins, to give to each according to his way, according to the fruit of his doings.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 9:3
This an evil in all being done under the sun, thus one event is to all: and also the heart of the sons of man being full of evil, and folly in their heart in their living, and after it to their deaths.
Mark 7:21-22
For within, out of the heart of men, go forth evil reflections, adulteries, fornications, murders,
Genesis 8:21
And Jehovah smelled a smell of sweetness; and Jehovah will say in his heart, I will not gather to curse the earth yet again on account of man; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth: and I will not gather yet again to smite every living thing according to which I did.
Psalm 51:5
Behold, I was born in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Jeremiah 16:12
And ye acted wickedly to do more than your fathers; and behold, you going a man after the stubbornness of his evil heart for not hearing to me.
Genesis 6:5
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.
Job 15:14-16
What is man that he will be clean? and that he will be just, being born of woman?
Psalm 53:1-3
To the overseer upon the stringed instrument: instruction to David. The fool said in his heart, No God. They were corrupted; they made iniquity abominable: none doing good.
Proverbs 28:26
He trusting in his heart is foolish: and he going in wisdom shall be delivered.
Matthew 13:15
For the heart of this people has been thickened, and with their ears have they heard heavily, and their eyes have they closed; lest perhaps they should see with the eyes, and hear with the ears, and understand with the heart, and turn back, and I should heal them.
Matthew 15:19
For from the heart come forth evil reflections, slaughters, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, defamations:
James 1:14-15
And each is tempted from his own lust, being drawn out, and decoyed.
Hebrews 3:12
See, brethren, lest there shall be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in removing away from the living God.