Genesis 6:5
When the Lord sawe that the wickednesse of man was great in the earth, and all the imaginations of the thoughtes of his heart were onely euill continually,
Geneva Bible 1599
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In Context
6Then it repented ye Lord, that he had made man in the earth, and he was sorie in his heart.
Cross References
Genesis 13:13Now the men of Sodom were wicked and exceeding sinners against the Lord.
Deuteronomy 29:19So that when he heareth the words of this curse, he blesse him selfe in his heart, saying, I shall haue peace, although I walke according to the stubburnes of mine owne heart, thus adding drunkennesse to thirst.
Job 22:15Hast thou marked the way of the worlde, wherein wicked men haue walked?
Psalms 53:2God looked downe from heauen vpon the children of men, to see if there were any that would vnderstand, and seeke God.
Ecclesiastes 7:29Beholde, sayth the Preacher, this haue I found, seeking one by one to finde the count:
Jeremiah 4:14O Ierusalem, wash thine heart from wickednes, that thou maiest be saued: how long shall thy wicked thoughtes remaine within thee?
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 →