Gen 8:21-22, 9:12 | ESV | STEP | And when the Lord smelled the pleasing aroma , the Lord said in his heart , I will never again curse the ground because of man , for the intention of man’s heart is evil from his youth . Neither will I ever again strike down every living creature as I have done .

Genesis 8:21-22

21 And when the Lord smelled ^athe pleasing aroma, the Lord said in his heart, “I will never again ^bcurse ^{▼▼Or dishonor} the ground because of man, for ^dthe intention of man’s heart is evil from his youth. ^eNeither will I ever again strike down every living creature as I have done. 22 ^fWhile the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, ^gday and night, shall not cease.”

Genesis 9:12

12 And God said, ^h“This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: