Jeremiah 17:9
The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Additional Resources
Referenced Verses
- Mark 7:21-22 : 21 ‹For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,› 22 ‹Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:›
- Prov 28:26 : 26 ¶ He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
- Heb 3:12 : 12 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.
- Eccl 9:3 : 3 This [is] an evil among all [things] that are done under the sun, that [there is] one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness [is] in their heart while they live, and after that [they go] to the dead.
- Matt 15:19 : 19 ‹For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:›
- Gen 6:5 : 5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man [was] great in the earth, and [that] every imagination of the thoughts of his heart [was] only evil continually.
- Jas 1:14-15 : 14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. 15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
- Gen 8:21 : 21 And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart [is] evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
- Ps 53:1-3 : 1 ¶ To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, [A Psalm] of David. The fool hath said in his heart, [There is] no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: [there is] none that doeth good. 2 God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were [any] that did understand, that did seek God. 3 Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; [there is] none that doeth good, no, not one.
- Matt 13:15 : 15 ‹For this people's heart is waxed gross, and› [their] ‹ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with› [their] ‹eyes, and hear with› [their] ‹ears, and should understand with› [their] ‹heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.›
- Jer 16:12 : 12 And ye have done worse than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the imagination of his evil heart, that they may not hearken unto me:
- Ps 51:5 : 5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
- Job 15:14-16 : 14 What [is] man, that he should be clean? and [he which is] born of a woman, that he should be righteous? 15 Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight. 16 How much more abominable and filthy [is] man, which drinketh iniquity like water?
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- 83%
10 I the LORD search the heart, [I] try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, [and] according to the fruit of his doings.
- 74%
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
- Jer 9:5-62 verses73%
5 And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, [and] weary themselves to commit iniquity.
6 Thine habitation [is] in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the LORD.
- 73%
9 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
- 73%
2 ¶ Every way of a man [is] right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.
- 73%
5 ¶ Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
- 73%
21 Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
- Matt 15:18-192 verses72%
18 ‹But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.›
19 ‹For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:›
- 72%
18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
- 72%
11 ¶ Hell and destruction [are] before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?
- 72%
3 ¶ The fining pot [is] for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
- 72%
21 ‹For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,›
- 72%
9 ¶ Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
- 72%
4 A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked [person].
- 72%
6 They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward [thought] of every one [of them], and the heart, [is] deep.
- 71%
18 Thy way and thy doings have procured these [things] unto thee; this [is] thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine heart.
- 71%
3 ¶ The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
- 71%
2 Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
- 71%
23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it [are] the issues of life.
- 71%
9 ¶ A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
- 71%
17 But thine eyes and thine heart [are] not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do [it].
- 71%
10 For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I [am], and none else beside me.
- Prov 16:1-22 verses70%
1 ¶ The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, [is] from the LORD.
2 ¶ All the ways of a man [are] clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.
- 70%
3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, [whom] the LORD abhorreth.
- 70%
1 ¶ To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David the servant of the LORD. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, [that there is] no fear of God before his eyes.
- 70%
1 ¶ To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David. The fool hath said in his heart, [There is] no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, [there is] none that doeth good.
- 70%
17 And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these [are things] that I hate, saith the LORD.
- 70%
11 The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they [are] vanity.
- 70%
1 ¶ To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, [A Psalm] of David. The fool hath said in his heart, [There is] no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: [there is] none that doeth good.
- 70%
7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so [is] he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart [is] not with thee.
- 70%
5 Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
- 70%
20 ¶ He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
- 70%
6 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God;
- 69%
20 ¶ Deceit [is] in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace [is] joy.
- 69%
3 But thou, O LORD, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.
- 69%
30 ¶ A sound heart [is] the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
- 69%
5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man [was] great in the earth, and [that] every imagination of the thoughts of his heart [was] only evil continually.
- 69%
21 ¶ [There are] many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
- 69%
14 Frowardness [is] in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
- 69%
5 ¶ The thoughts of the righteous [are] right: [but] the counsels of the wicked [are] deceit.
- 69%
1 ¶ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known [me].
- 69%
5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
- 69%
3 And they bend their tongues [like] their bow [for] lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.
- 69%
30 How weak is thine heart, saith the Lord GOD, seeing thou doest all these [things], the work of an imperious whorish woman;
- 69%
3 This [is] an evil among all [things] that are done under the sun, that [there is] one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness [is] in their heart while they live, and after that [they go] to the dead.
- 69%
21 ¶ Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.
- 69%
25 I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason [of things], and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness [and] madness: