Genesis 6:5
And the Lord saw that the sin of man was great on the earth, and that all the thoughts of his heart were evil.
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6And the Lord had sorrow because he had made man on the earth, and grief was in his heart.
Cross References
Genesis 13:13Now the men of Sodom were evil, and great sinners before the Lord.
Deuteronomy 29:19If such a man, hearing the words of this oath, takes comfort in the thought that he will have peace even if he goes on in the pride of his heart, taking whatever chance may give him:
Job 22:15Will you keep the old way by which evil men went?
Psalms 53:2\53:1\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.
Ecclesiastes 7:29This only have I seen, that God made men upright, but they have been searching out all sorts of inventions.
Jeremiah 4:14O Jerusalem, make your heart clean from evil, so that you may have salvation. How long are evil purposes to have a resting-place in you?
Matthew Henry on Genesis 6:5-6
4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown. 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. We have here a further account of the corruption of the old world. When the sons of God had matched with the daughters of men, though it was very… Read the whole commentary →