Gen 6:5, Jer 4:14, 17:9-10, Mar 7:21-23, Act 8:22, 1Cor 4:5 | 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 .

jSee Matt. 6:23 (Gk.)

k Eph. 4:31; Col. 3:8; 1 Tim. 6:4

lSee Luke 1:51

m[Eph. 5:17]

n 1 Cor. 6:9, 10

o Dan. 4:27; 2 Tim. 2:25

p Matt. 7:1; Rom. 2:1; [Matt. 13:29]

qSee John 21:22; Rom. 2:16

r ch. 3:13

s 2 Cor. 10:18; See ch. 3:8

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.

Jeremiah 4:14

14 O Jerusalem, ^cwash your heart from evil,
that you may be saved.
How long shall your wicked thoughts
lodge within you?

Jeremiah 17:9-10

9 The heart is deceitful above all things,
and desperately sick;
who can understand it?
10 ^d“I the Lord search the heart
^eand test the mind, ^{▼▼Hebrew kidneys}
^gto give every man according to his ways,
according to the fruit of his deeds.”

Mark 7:21-23

21 For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, ^hmurder, adultery, 22 coveting, wickedness, deceit, ⁱsensuality, ^jenvy, ^kslander, ^lpride, ^mfoolishness. 23 ⁿAll these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”

Acts 8:22

22 Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, ^oif possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you.

1 Corinthians 4:5

5 Therefore ^pdo not pronounce judgment before the time, ^qbefore the Lord comes, ^rwho will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. ^sThen each one will receive his commendation from God.