Then Adonai saw that the wickedness of humankind was great on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of their heart was only evil all the time.
Jeremiah 17:9 - Tree of Life Version “The heart is deceitful above all things, and incurable—who can know it? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly perverse and corrupt and severely, mortally sick! Who can know it [perceive, understand, be acquainted with his own heart and mind]? [Matt. 13:15-17; Mark 7:21-23; Eph. 4:20-24.] American Standard Version (1901) The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it? Common English Bible The most cunning heart— it’s beyond help. Who can figure it out? Catholic Public Domain Version The heart is depraved above all things, and it is unsearchable, who can know it? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The heart is perverse above all things and unsearchable. Who can know it? |
Then Adonai saw that the wickedness of humankind was great on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of their heart was only evil all the time.
When Adonai smelled the soothing aroma, Adonai said in His heart, “I will never again curse the ground on account of man, even though the inclination of the heart of humankind is evil from youth. Nor will I ever again smite all living creatures, as I have done.
In the letter he wrote, “Put Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle and withdraw from him so that he may be struck down and die.”
They are plotting injustices: “We have completed a perfect plot!” A man’s inward part and heart are deep.
Whoever trusts in his own heart is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will escape.
This is a misery in everything done under the sun: that the same destiny awaits everyone. Moreover, the hearts of all humans are full of evil, and folly is in their hearts during their lives—after that they die.
Where will you be struck again, as you stray away more and more? The whole head is sick, the whole heart faint.
From the foot to the head there is no soundness. Wounds, bruises and raw sores: not pressed, nor bandaged, nor softened with oil.
Make the heart of this people fat, their ears heavy, and their eyes blind. Else they would see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and return, and be healed.”
Yes, you have done worse than your fathers. For here you are, each of you walking after the stubbornness of his evil heart, not listening to Me.
But they did not listen or pay attention. Instead they followed their own counsel, in the stubbornness of their evil heart. They have gone backward and not forward,
For the heart of this people has become dull, their ears can barely hear, and they have shut their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts. Then they would turn back, and I would heal them.’
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, and slander.
And when He heard this, Yeshua said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a doctor, but those who are sick do. I did not come to call the righteous, but the sinful.”
for even though they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God or give Him thanks. Instead, their thinking became futile, and their senseless hearts were made dark.
Sin, taking an opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me.
With respect to your former lifestyle, you are to lay aside the old self corrupted by its deceitful desires,
Take care, brothers and sisters, that none of you has an evil heart of unbelief that falls away from the living God.