Genesis 6:5

New International Reader's Version

The Lord saw how bad the sins of everyone on earth had become. They only thought about evil things.

Cross References

Genesis 13:13

The people of Sodom were evil. They were sinning greatly against the Lord.

Genesis 8:21

The smell of the offerings pleased the Lord. He said to himself, “I will never put a curse on the ground again because of human beings. I will not do it even though their hearts are always directed toward evil. Their thoughts are evil from the time they are young. I will never destroy all living things again, as I have just done.

Job 15:16

So he’ll certainly find fault with human beings. After all, they are evil and sinful. They drink up evil as if it were water.

Job 22:15

Will you stay on the old path that sinful people have walked on?

Psalm 53:2

God looks down from heaven on all people. He wants to see if there are any who understand. He wants to see if there are any who trust in God.

Proverbs 6:18

He also hates hearts that make evil plans and feet that are quick to do evil.

Ecclesiastes 7:29

Here’s the only other thing I found. God created human beings as honest. But they’ve made many evil plans.”

Ecclesiastes 9:3

Here’s what is so bad about everything that happens on this earth. Death catches up with all of us. Also, the hearts of people are full of evil. They live in foolish pleasure. After that, they join those who have already died.

Jeremiah 17:9

A human heart is more dishonest than anything else. It can’t be healed. Who can understand it?

Jeremiah 4:14

People of Jerusalem, wash your sins from your hearts and be saved. How long will you hold on to your evil thoughts?

Ezekiel 8:12

The Lord spoke to me. He said, “Son of man, do you see what the elders of Israel are doing in the dark? Each of them is in his own room worshiping his own god. They say, ‘The Lord doesn’t see us. He has deserted the land.’ ”

Ezekiel 8:9

He continued, “Go through it. Look at the evil things they are doing here. I hate those things.”

Matthew 15:19

Evil thoughts come out of a person’s heart. So do murder, adultery, and other sexual sins. And so do stealing, false witness, and telling lies about others.

Matthew 24:37

Remember how it was in the days of Noah. It will be the same when the Son of Man comes.

Luke 17:26

“Remember how it was in the days of Noah. It will be the same when the Son of Man comes.

Deuteronomy 29:19

Some people who worship those gods will hear the promise that seals the covenant I’m making. They think they can escape trouble by what they’re saying. They say, “We’ll be safe, even though we’re stubborn and go our own way.” But they will bring trouble on the whole land.

Titus 3:3

At one time we too acted like fools. We didn’t obey God. We were tricked. We were controlled by all kinds of desires and pleasures. We were full of evil. We wanted what belongs to others. People hated us, and we hated one another.

1 Peter 3:20

Long ago these spirits did not obey. That was when God was patient while Noah was building the ark. And only a few people went into the ark. In fact, there were only eight. Those eight people were saved through water.