Gen 6:5, 8:21, Pro 23:7, Jer 17:9, Mat 12:34 | ESV | STEP | The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth , and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually .

Genesis 6:5

5 ^aThe Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every ^bintention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Genesis 8:21

21 And when the Lord smelled ^cthe pleasing aroma, the Lord said in his heart, “I will never again ^dcurse ^{▼▼Or dishonor} the ground because of man, for ^fthe intention of man’s heart is evil from his youth. ^gNeither will I ever again strike down every living creature as I have done.

Proverbs 23:7

7 for he is like one who is inwardly calculating. ^{▼▼Or for as he calculates in his soul, so is he}
“Eat and drink!” he says to you,
but his ⁱheart is not with you.

Jeremiah 17:9

9 The heart is deceitful above all things,
and desperately sick;
who can understand it?

Matthew 12:34

34 ^jYou brood of vipers! How can you speak good, ^kwhen you are evil? ^lFor out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.