Genesis 6:5

Geneva Bible (1560)

When the Lorde sawe that the wickednesse of man was great in the earth, and all the imaginations of the thoughtes of his heart were onely euill continually,

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  • Matt 15:19 : 19 For out of the heart come euil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, slaunders.
  • Gen 8:21 : 21 And the Lord smelled a sauour of rest, and the Lord said in his heart, I will hencefoorth curse the ground no more for mans cause: for the imagination of mans heart is euill, euen from his youth: neither will I smite any more all things liuing, as I haue done.
  • Mark 7:21-23 : 21 For from within, euen out of the heart of men, proceede euill thoughtes, adulteries, fornications, murthers, 22 Theftes, couetousnes, wickednes, deceite, vncleannes, a wicked eye, backbiting, pride, foolishnesse. 23 All these euill things come from within, and defile a man.
  • Rom 1:28-31 : 28 For as they regarded not to acknowledge God, euen so God deliuered them vp vnto a reprobate minde, to doe those things which are not conuenient, 29 Being full of all vnrighteousnesse, fornication, wickednes, couetousnes, maliciousnes, full of enuie, of murther, of debate, of deceit, taking all things in the euill part, whisperers, 30 Backbiters, haters of God, doers of wrong, proude, boasters, inuenters of euil things, disobedient to parents, 31 Without vnderstanding, couenant breakers, without naturall affection, such as can neuer be appeased, mercilesse.
  • Jer 17:9 : 9 The heart is deceitfull and wicked aboue all things, who can knowe it?
  • Ezek 8:9 : 9 And he said vnto mee, Go in, and beholde the wicked abominations that they doe here.
  • Ezek 8:12 : 12 Then saide hee vnto mee, Sonne of man, hast thou seene what the Ancients of the house of Israel do in the darke, euery one in the chamber of his imagerie? for they say, The Lorde seeth vs not, the Lord hath forsaken the earth.
  • Rom 3:9-9 : 9 What then? Are we more excellent? No, in no wise: for we haue alreadie prooued, that all, both Iewes and Gentiles are vnder sinne, 10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no not one. 11 There is none that vnderstandeth: there is none that seeketh God. 12 They haue all gone out of the way: they haue bene made altogether vnprofitable: there is none that doeth good, no not one. 13 Their throte is an open sepulchre: they haue vsed their tongues to deceit: the poyson of aspes is vnder their lippes. 14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitternesse. 15 Their feete are swift to shead blood. 16 Destruction & calamity are in their waies, 17 And ye way of peace they haue not knowen. 18 The feare of God is not before their eies. 19 Now we know that whatsoeuer ye Lawe saieth, it saieth it to them which are vnder ye Law, that euery mouth may bee stopped, and all the world be subiect to the iudgement of God.
  • Eph 2:1-3 : 1 And you hath he quickened, that were dead in trespasses and sinnes, 2 Wherein, in times past ye walked, according to the course of this world, and after the prince that ruleth in the aire, euen the spirite, that nowe worketh in the children of disobedience, 3 Among whom we also had our conuersation in time past, in the lustes of our flesh, in fulfilling the will of the flesh, and of the minde, and were by nature the children of wrath, as well as others.
  • Titus 3:3 : 3 For wee our selues also were in times past vnwise, disobedient, deceiued, seruing the lustes and diuers pleasures, liuing in maliciousnes and enuie, hatefull, and hating one another:
  • Gen 13:13 : 13 Now the men of Sodom were wicked and exceeding sinners against the Lord.
  • Gen 18:20-21 : 20 Then the Lorde saide, Because the crie of Sodom and Gomorah is great, and because their sinne is exceeding grieuous, 21 I will goe downe nowe, and see whether they haue done altogether according to that crie which is come vnto me: and if not, that I may knowe.
  • Deut 29:19 : 19 So that when he heareth the words of this curse, he blesse him selfe in his heart, saying, I shall haue peace, although I walke according to the stubburnes of mine owne heart, thus adding drunkennesse to thirst.
  • Ps 14:1-4 : 1 To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid. The foole hath said in his heart, There is no God: they haue corrupted, & done an abominable worke: there is none that doeth good. 2 The Lord looked downe from heauen vpon the children of men, to see if there were any that would vnderstand, and seeke God. 3 All are gone out of the way: they are all corrupt: there is none that doeth good, no not one. 4 Doe not all the workers of iniquitie know that they eate vp my people, as they eate bread? They call not vpon the Lord.
  • Ps 53:2 : 2 God looked downe from heauen vpon the children of men, to see if there were any that would vnderstand, and seeke God.
  • Prov 6:18 : 18 An heart that imagineth wicked enterprises, feete that be swift in running to mischiefe,
  • Eccl 7:29 : 29 (7:31) Onely loe, this haue I founde, that God hath made man righteous: but they haue sought many inuentions.
  • Eccl 9:3 : 3 This is euill among all that is done vnder the sunne, that there is one condition to all, and also the heart of the sonnes of men is full of euill, and madnes is in their heartes whiles they liue, and after that, they goe to the dead.
  • Jer 4:14 : 14 O Ierusalem, wash thine heart from wickednes, that thou maiest be saued: how long shall thy wicked thoughtes remaine within thee?
  • Job 15:16 : 16 How much more is man abominable, and filthie, which drinketh iniquitie like water?

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    6 Then it repented ye Lord, that he had made man in the earth, and he was sorie in his heart.

    7 Therefore ye Lord said, I will destroy from the earth the man, whom I haue created, fro man to beast, to the creeping thing, and to the foule of the heauen: for I repent that I haue made them.

  • Gen 6:11-13
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    11 The earth also was corrupt before God: for the earth was filled with crueltie.

    12 Then God looked vpon the earth, and beholde, it was corrupt: for all flesh had corrupt his way vpon the earth.

    13 And God said vnto Noah, An ende of all flesh is come before me: for the earth is filled with crueltie through them: and beholde, I wil destroy them with the earth.

  • Gen 8:21
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    21 And the Lord smelled a sauour of rest, and the Lord said in his heart, I will hencefoorth curse the ground no more for mans cause: for the imagination of mans heart is euill, euen from his youth: neither will I smite any more all things liuing, as I haue done.

  • Gen 6:1-4
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    1 So when men beganne to be multiplied vpon the earth, and there were daughters borne vnto them,

    2 Then the sonnes of God sawe the daughters of men that they were faire, & they tooke them wiues of all that they liked.

    3 Therefore the Lord saide, My Spirit shall not alway striue with man, because he is but flesh, and his dayes shalbe an hundreth & twentie yeeres.

    4 There were gyants in the earth in those dayes: yea, and after that the sonnes of God came vnto the daughters of men, and they had borne them children, these were mightie men, which in olde time were men of renoume.

  • Gen 6:17
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    17 And I, beholde, I will bring a flood of waters vpon the earth to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life vnder the heauen: all that is in the earth shall perish.

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    13 Now the men of Sodom were wicked and exceeding sinners against the Lord.

  • Prov 6:18
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    18 An heart that imagineth wicked enterprises, feete that be swift in running to mischiefe,

  • Eccl 6:1
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    1 There is an euill, which I sawe vnder the sunne, and it is much among men:

  • Gen 1:31
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    31 And God sawe all that he had made, and loe, it was very good. So the euening and the morning were the sixt day.

  • Gen 18:20
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    20 Then the Lorde saide, Because the crie of Sodom and Gomorah is great, and because their sinne is exceeding grieuous,

  • Ezek 7:5
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    5 Thus saith the Lorde God, Beholde, one euil, euen one euill is come.

  • Gen 7:21
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    21 Then all flesh perished that moued vpon the earth, both foule and cattell and beast, and euery thing that creepeth and moueth vpon the earth, and euery man.

  • Jer 6:19
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    19 Heare, O earth, beholde, I will cause a plague to come vpon this people, euen the fruite of their owne imaginations: because they haue not taken heede vnto my woordes, nor to my Lawe, but cast it off.

  • Ps 58:2
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    2 Yea, rather ye imagine mischiefe in your heart: your hands execute crueltie vpon the earth.

  • Mark 7:21
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    21 For from within, euen out of the heart of men, proceede euill thoughtes, adulteries, fornications, murthers,

  • Jer 16:12
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    12 ( And ye haue done worse then your fathers: for beholde, you walke euery one after the stubbernesse of his wicked heart, and will not heare me)

  • Jer 17:9
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    9 The heart is deceitfull and wicked aboue all things, who can knowe it?

  • Ps 53:1-2
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    1 To him that excelleth on Mahalath. A Psalme of Dauid to giue instruction. The foole hath saide in his heart, There is no God. they haue corrupted & done abominable wickednes: there is none that doeth good.

    2 God looked downe from heauen vpon the children of men, to see if there were any that would vnderstand, and seeke God.

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    11 Because sentence against an euill worke is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the children of men is fully set in them to doe euill.

  • Ps 36:1
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    1 To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid, the seruant of the Lord. Wickednes sayeth to the wicked man, euen in mine heart, that there is no feare of God before his eyes.

  • Gen 7:23
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    23 So he destroyed euery thing that was vpon the earth, from man to beast, to ye creeping thing, and to the foule of the heauen: they were euen destroyed from the earth; Noah onely remained; & they that were with him in ye Arke.

  • Jer 18:12
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    12 But they sayde desperately, Surely wee will walke after our owne imaginations, and doe euery man after the stubburnnesse of his wicked heart.

  • Gen 7:6
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    6 And Noah was sixe hundreth yeeres olde, when the flood of waters was vpon the earth.

  • Ps 14:3
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    3 All are gone out of the way: they are all corrupt: there is none that doeth good, no not one.

  • Eccl 9:3
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    3 This is euill among all that is done vnder the sunne, that there is one condition to all, and also the heart of the sonnes of men is full of euill, and madnes is in their heartes whiles they liue, and after that, they goe to the dead.

  • Job 15:16
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    16 How much more is man abominable, and filthie, which drinketh iniquitie like water?

  • Gen 1:26
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    26 Furthermore God said, Let vs make man in our image according to our likenes, and let them rule ouer the fish of the sea, and ouer the foule of the heauen, and ouer the beastes, and ouer all the earth, and ouer euery thing that creepeth and moueth on the earth.

  • Gen 2:4
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    4 These are the generations of the heauens and of the earth, when they were created, in the day that the Lorde God made the earth and the heauens,