Genesis 6:5
And YHWH sees that the wickedness of man [is] abundant in the earth, and every imagination of the thoughts of his heart [is] only evil every day;
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6and YHWH regrets that He has made man in the earth, and He grieves Himself—to His heart.
Cross References
Genesis 13:13and the men of Sodom [are] evil, and sinners before YHWH exceedingly.
Deuteronomy 29:19and it has been, in his hearing the words of this oath, that he has blessed himself in his heart, saying, I have peace, though I go on in the stubbornness of my heart—in order to sweep away the watered with the thirsty.
Job 22:15Do you observe the path of the age, || That men of iniquity have trodden,
Psalms 53:2God looked on the sons of men from the heavens, || To see if there is an understanding one, || [One] seeking God.
Ecclesiastes 7:29See, this alone I have found, that God made man upright, and they have sought out many inventions.
Jeremiah 4:14Wash evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, || That you may be saved, || Until when do you lodge in your heart || Thoughts of your strength?
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 →