Genesis 6:5

The Lord saw how terribly evil people on earth had become—every single thought in their minds was evil all the time!

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

4There were giants on earth in those days, and also later on. They were born after the sons of God slept with the daughters of these people. Their sons became the great warriors and famous men of ancient times.

6The Lord was sorry he'd made human beings to live on the earth; it made him very sad to think about it.

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Cross References

Genesis 13:13(The people of Sodom were very wicked, committing terrible sins that offended the Lord.)

Deuteronomy 29:19For when someone like that hears the words of this solemn promise, they think they'll still receive a blessing, telling themselves, “I'll be safe, even though I'll go on doing whatever I feel like.” Such an attitude would destroy good and bad alike.

Job 22:15Why do you insist on following the traditional thinking of the wicked?

Psalms 53:2God watches from heaven to see if anyone understands, if anyone wants to come to God.

Ecclesiastes 7:29But I did find this one thing: God made people to do what's right, but they have followed their own ideas.

Jeremiah 4:14Clean the evil from your heart, Jerusalem, so that you can be saved. How long will you hold onto your evil thoughts?

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 →

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