Genesis 6:12
God saw the earth; behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth.
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11The earth was corrupt before God, and it was filled with violence.
Cross References
Genesis 6:4Giants were on the earth in those days, and also afterward. This happened when the sons of God married daughters of men, and they had children with them. These were the mighty men of old, men of renown.
Genesis 7:1Yahweh said to Noah, “Come, you and all your household, into the ark, for I have seen that you are righteous before me in this generation.
Genesis 9:12God said, “This is the sign of the covenant which I am making between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations:
Genesis 18:20Then Yahweh said, “Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great, and because their sin is so serious,
Job 22:15Will you keep the old way 1 that wicked men have walked— 1
Psalms 14:1A fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” 1 They are corrupt and have done abominable iniquity; 1 there is no one who does good. 1
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 →