Genesis 6:5

Soothly God saw that much malice of men was in [the] earth, and that all the thought of their heart was attentive, either given (over), to evil in all time, (And God saw that there was much malice in people on the earth, and that all the thoughts of their hearts were given over to evil all the time,)

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

4Soothly giants were on the earth in those days, forsooth after that the sons of God entered [in] to the daughters of men, and those daughters begat; these were mighty of the world and famous men (or these were the mighty and famous men of the world).

6and it repented him that he had made man in (the) earth; and God was wary before against time to coming, and was touched with sorrow of heart within; (and he repented that he had made man on the earth; and God was wary about the time to come, and was touched with sorrow of heart within;)

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Cross References

Genesis 13:13Forsooth (the) men of Sodom were full wicked, and sinners greatly before the Lord (or and greatly sinned against the Lord).

Deuteronomy 29:19and when he hath heard the words of this oath, he bless himself in his heart, and say, Peace shall be to me, and I shall go in the depravity of mine heart; and lest the drunken take the thirsty, (and so when he hath heard the words of this oath, he bless himself in his heart, and say, There shall still be peace for me, yea, even though I go in the depravity of my heart; but such thinking shall destroy everything;)

Job 22:15Whether thou covetest to keep (to) the path of (the) world’s, that is, the life of men living worldly and dissolutely, (on) which wicked men have oft gone?

Psalms 53:2God beheld from heaven on the sons of men; that he see, if there is any understanding, either seeking God. (God looked down from heaven on the sons and daughters of men; to see if there is anyone who hath understanding, or is seeking God.)

Ecclesiastes 7:29I found this only, that God made a man rightful [or that God made man right]; and (then) he meddled himself with questions without number. (I found only this, that God made a person upright, or clear-headed; but then he mixed himself in, or he mixed himself up, with too many questions.)

Jeremiah 4:14Thou Jerusalem, wash thine heart from malice, that thou be made safe (or so that thou can be saved). How long shall harmful thoughts dwell in 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 →

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