"For out of the heartcomeevilthoughts,murders,adulteries,fornications,thefts,false witness,slanders.
Then the LORDsawthat the wickednessof manwas greaton the earth,and that everyintentof the thoughtsof his heartwas onlyevilcontinually.
The LORDsmelledthe soothingaroma;and the LORDsaidto Himself,"I will neveragaincursethe groundon accountof man,for the intentof man'sheartis evilfrom his youth;and I will neveragaindestroyeverylivingthing,as I have done.
I hatethose whoare double-minded,But I loveYour law.
Foolishnessis boundup in the heartof a child;The rodof disciplinewill removeit farfrom him.
The devisingof follyis sin,And the scofferis an abominationto men.
Watchover your heartwith alldiligence,For from it [flow] the springsof life.
Who [with] perversityin his heartcontinuallydevisesevil,Who spreadsstrife.
Let the wickedforsakehis wayAnd the unrighteousmanhis thoughts;And let him returnto the LORD,And He will havecompassionon him, And to our God,For He will abundantlypardon.
Their feetrunto evil,And they hastento shedinnocentblood;Their thoughtsare thoughtsof iniquity,Devastationand destructionare in their highways.
"The heartis moredeceitfulthanallelse And is desperatelysick;Whocan understandit?
Washyour heartfrom evil,O Jerusalem,That you may be saved.Howlongwill your wickedthoughtsLodgewithinyou?
Then Balaamsaidto the donkey,"Becauseyou have madea mockeryof me! Iftherehadbeena swordin my hand,I would have killedyou by now."
"Theseare the things which defilethe man;but to eatwith unwashedhandsdoes not defilethe man."
but I sayto you that everyonewho looksat a womanwith lustfor her has alreadycommitted adulterywith her in his heart.
And Jesusknowingtheir thoughtssaid,"Whyare you thinkingevilin your hearts?
"Thereforerepentof thiswickednessof yours,and praythe Lordthat, ifpossible,the intentionof your heartmay be forgivenyou.
For I knowthat nothinggooddwellsin me, that is, in my flesh;for the willingis presentin me, but the doingof the good[is] not.
