KJV 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.
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Genesis 6:5
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.
WEB 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.
ASV 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.
YLT Young’s 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;
Surrounding context — Genesis 6
2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they [were] fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
3 And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also [is] flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare [children] to them, the same [became] mighty men which [were] of old, men of renown.
5 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.
6 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
7 And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיַּ֣רְאH7200 · ra.ahto see: seeיְהוָ֔הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDכִּ֥יH3588 · kiforרַבָּ֛הH7227 · ravmanyרָעַ֥תH7451 · rabad: harmfulהָאָדָ֖םH120 · a.dammanבָּאָ֑רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetוְכָל־H3605 · kolallיֵ֙צֶר֙H3336 · ye.tserintentionמַחְשְׁבֹ֣תH4284 · ma.cha.sha.vahplotלִבּ֔וֹH3820 · levheartרַ֥קH7535 · raqexceptרַ֖עH7451 · rabad: harmfulכָּל־H3605 · kolallהַיּֽוֹם׃H3117 · yomday
Cross-references
Matthew 15:19For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:Romans 1:28-31And even as they did not like to retain God in [their] knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;Mark 7:21-23For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,Jeremiah 4:14O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?Jeremiah 17:9The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?Ephesians 2:1-3And you [hath he quickened], who were dead in trespasses and sins;Ecclesiastes 9:3This [is] an evil among all [things] that are 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.Ecclesiastes 7:29Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.Genesis 8:21And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart [is] evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.Psalm 53:2God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were [any] that did understand, that did seek God.Titus 3:3For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, [and] hating one another.Psalm 14:1-4To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David. 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.Romans 3:9-19What then? are we better [than they]? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;Ezekiel 8:9And he said unto me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here.Genesis 13:13But the men of Sodom [were] wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.Genesis 18:20-21And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;Ezekiel 8:12Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken the earth.Proverbs 6:18An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
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