Jeremiah 17:9

Bible in Basic English 1965

The heart is a twisted thing, not to be searched out by man: who is able to have knowledge of it?

Cross References

Genesis 6:5

And the Lord saw that the sin of man was great on the earth, and that all the thoughts of his heart were evil.

Genesis 8:21

And when the sweet smell came up to the Lord, he said in his heart, I will not again put a curse on the earth because of man, for the thoughts of man's heart are evil from his earliest days; never again will I send destruction on all living things as I have done.

2 Samuel 11:15

And in the letter he said, Take care to put Uriah in the very front of the line, where the fighting is most violent, and go back from him, so that he may be overcome and put to death.

Psalm 51:5

Truly, I was formed in evil, and in sin did my mother give me birth.

Psalm 64:7

But God sends out an arrow against them; suddenly they are wounded.

Proverbs 28:26

He whose faith is in himself is foolish; but everyone walking wisely will be kept safe.

Ecclesiastes 9:3

This is evil in all things which are done under the sun: that there is one fate for all, and the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil; while they have life their hearts are foolish, and after thatto the dead.

Isaiah 1:5

Why will you have more and more punishment? why keep on in your evil ways? Every head is tired and every heart is feeble.

Isaiah 1:6

The body, from head to foot, is all diseased; it is a mass of open wounds, marks of blows, and broken flesh: the flow of blood has not been stopped, and no oil has been put on the wounds.

Isaiah 6:10

Make the hearts of this people fat, and let their ears be stopped, and their eyes shut; for fear that they may see with their eyes, and be hearing with their ears, and their heart may become wise, and they may be turned to me and made well.

Jeremiah 16:12

And you have done worse evil than your fathers; for see, every one of you is guided by the pride of his evil heart, so as not to give ear to me:

Jeremiah 7:24

But they took no note and did not give ear, but were guided by the thoughts and the pride of their evil hearts, going back and not forward.

Matthew 13:15

For the heart of this people has become fat and their ears are slow in hearing and their eyes are shut; for fear that they might see with their eyes and give hearing with their ears and become wise in their hearts and be turned again to me, so that I might make them well.

Matthew 15:19

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, the taking of life, broken faith between the married, unclean desires of the flesh, taking of property, false witness, bitter words:

Mark 2:17

And Jesus, hearing it, said to them, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill: I have come not to get the upright but sinners.

Romans 1:21

Because, having the knowledge of God, they did not give glory to God as God, and did not give praise, but their minds were full of foolish things, and their hearts, being without sense, were made dark.

Romans 7:11

For I was tricked and put to death by sin, which took its chance through the law.

Ephesians 4:22

That you are to put away, in relation to your earlier way of life, the old man, which has become evil by love of deceit;

Hebrews 3:12

My brothers, take care that there is not by chance in any one of you an evil heart without belief, turning away from the living God: