Genesis 6:12
God looked at the earth and saw that it was corrupt; all living things on the earth had become corrupt in their ways.
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11God saw that the earth was corrupt and full of violence.
Cross References
Genesis 6:4The Nephilim were on the earth in those days (and later too) when the heavenly beings lay with the human daughters who had their children. These were the mighty heroes of old, men of renown.
Genesis 7:1Then the Lord said to Noah, “Enter with all your household into the ark; for I see that in this age you are living before me an upright life.
Genesis 9:12God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I make for all time between me and you and every living creature that is with you:
Genesis 18:20The Lord said, “The complaint has come that the people of Sodom and Gomorrah have committed great and terrible sins.
Psalms 14:1Fools say in their heart, “There is no God.” Vile, hateful their life is; not one does good.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 6:12-13
Depravity of the World. ( b. c. 2448.) 11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. 12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. The wickedness of that generation is here again spoken of, either as a foil to Noah's piety—he was just and perfect, when all the earth was corrupt; or as a further justification of God's resolution to destroy the world, which he was now about to communicate to his servant Noah. 1.… Read the whole commentary →