The Lord saw that the people on the earth were very evil. The Lord saw that people thought only about evil things all the time.
Proverbs 24:9 - Easy To Read Version The things that a foolish person plans to do are sin. People hate a person who thinks he is better than other people. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The thought of foolishness is sin: And the scorner is an abomination to men. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The plans of the foolish and the thought of foolishness are sin, and the scoffer is an abomination to men. American Standard Version (1901) The thought of foolishness is sin; And the scoffer is an abomination to men. Common English Bible The scheming of fools is sin; people detest mockers. Catholic Public Domain Version The intention of the foolish is sin. And the detractor is an abomination among men. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The thought of a fool is sin: and the detracter is the abomination of men. |
The Lord saw that the people on the earth were very evil. The Lord saw that people thought only about evil things all the time.
The Lord smelled these sacrifices, and it pleased him. The Lord said to himself, “I will never again curse the ground as a way to punish people. People are evil from the time that they are young. So I will never again destroy every living thing on the earth like I have just done.
Lord, I hate people who are not\par completely loyal to you.\par But I love your teachings.\par
A proud person thinks he is better than other people. He shows that he is evil by the things he does.
If a person thinks he is better than other people, force him to leave. When that person leaves, trouble will leave with him. Then arguments and bragging will end.
He is the kind of man who is always thinking about the cost. He might say to you, “Eat and drink.” But that is not really what he wants.
If you are always planning trouble, then people will know that you are a person who makes trouble. \{And they will not listen to you.\}
People who think they are better than other people can cause much trouble. They can put whole cities into confusion. But people who are wise make peace.
If you try to show a proud man that he is wrong, then he will only criticize you. \{That man only makes fun of God’s wisdom.\} If you tell an evil man that he is wrong, then he will make fun of you.
Evil people should stop living evil lives.\par They should stop thinking bad thoughts.\par They should come to the Lord again.\par Then the Lord will comfort them.\par Those people should come to the Lord\par because our God forgives.\par
People of Jerusalem, wash the evil\par from your hearts.\par Make your hearts pure so you can be saved.\par Don’t continue making evil plans.\par
All these bad things begin in a person’s mind: evil thoughts, murder, adultery, {\cf2\super [210]} sexual sins, stealing, lying, saying bad things against other people.
But I tell you that if a person looks at a woman and wants to sin sexually with her, then that person has already done that sin with the woman in his mind.
Jesus knew they were thinking this. So Jesus said, “Why are you thinking such evil thoughts?
Change your heart! Turn away from this bad thing you have done. Pray to the Lord (God). Maybe he will forgive you for thinking this.
And we destroy every proud thing that raises itself against the knowledge of God. And we capture (catch) every thought and make it give up and obey Christ.