Verse 12

And God, looking on the earth, saw that it was evil: for the way of all flesh had become evil on the earth.

Referenced Verses

  • Job 22:15-17 : 15 Will you keep the old way by which evil men went? 16 Who were violently taken away before their time, who were overcome by the rush of waters: 17 Who said to God, Go away from us; and, What is the Ruler of all able to do to us?
  • Job 33:27 : 27 He makes a song, saying, I did wrong, turning from the straight way, but he did not give me the reward of my sin.
  • Ps 53:2-3 : 2 God was looking down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who had wisdom, searching after God. 3 Every one of them has gone back; they are unclean: there is not one who does good, no, not one.
  • Prov 15:3 : 3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.
  • Luke 3:6 : 6 And all flesh will see the salvation of God.
  • 1 Pet 3:19-20 : 19 By whom he went to the spirits in prison, preaching to those 20 Who, in the days of Noah, went against God's orders; but God in his mercy kept back the punishment, while Noah got ready the ark, in which a small number, that is to say eight persons, got salvation through water:
  • 2 Pet 2:5 : 5 And did not have mercy on the world which then was, but only kept safe Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when he let loose the waters over the world of the evil-doers;
  • Ps 14:1-3 : 1 <To the chief music-maker. Of David.> The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good. 2 The Lord was looking down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who had wisdom, searching after God. 3 They have all gone out of the way together; they are unclean, there is not one who does good, no, not one.
  • Ps 33:13-14 : 13 The Lord is looking down from heaven; he sees all the sons of men; 14 From his house he keeps watch on all who are living on the earth;
  • Gen 6:4-5 : 4 There were men of great strength and size on the earth in those days; and after that, when the sons of God had connection with the daughters of men, they gave birth to children: these were the great men of old days, the men of great name. 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.
  • Gen 6:8 : 8 But Noah had grace in the eyes of God.
  • Gen 7:1 : 1 And the Lord said to Noah, Take all your family and go into the ark, for you only in this generation have I seen to be upright.
  • Gen 7:21 : 21 And destruction came on every living thing moving on the earth, birds and cattle and beasts and everything which went on the earth, and every man.
  • Gen 9:12 : 12 And God said, This is the sign of the agreement which I make between me and you and every living thing with you, for all future generations:
  • Gen 9:16-17 : 16 And the bow will be in the cloud, and looking on it, I will keep in mind the eternal agreement between God and every living thing on the earth. 17 And God said to Noah, This is the sign of the agreement which I have made between me and all flesh on the earth.
  • Gen 18:21 : 21 I will go down now, and see if their acts are as bad as they seem from the outcry which has come to me; and if they are not, I will see.