Genesis 6:11
Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
In Context
10And Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Cross References
Genesis 7:1Then the LORD said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your family, because I have found you righteous in this generation.
Genesis 13:13But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD.
Psalms 11:5The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked; His soul hates the lover of violence.
Psalms 140:11May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
Jeremiah 6:7As a well gushes its water, so she pours out her evil. Violence and destruction resound in her; sickness and wounds are ever before Me.
Ezekiel 28:16By the vastness of your trade, you were filled with violence, and you sinned. So I drove you in disgrace from the mountain of God, and I banished you, O guardian cherub, from among the fiery stones.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 6:9-11
8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord . 9 These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. 10 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. We have here Noah distinguished from the rest of the world, and a peculiar mark of honour put upon him. 1. When God was displeased with the rest of the world, he favoured Noah: But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord, v. 8 . This vindicates God's justice in his displeasure against the world, and… Read the whole commentary →