Genesis 6:5
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 6
“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.”Genesis 6:5
What Does Genesis 6:5 Mean?
Genesis 6:5 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 6, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Sin.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Genesis 6:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Jeremiah 17:9“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?”Matthew 15:19“For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:”Romans 1:28“And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;”Mark 7:21“For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,”Jeremiah 4:14“O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?”Ephesians 2:1“And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;”Ecclesiastes 9:3“This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.”Genesis 8:21“And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.”Ecclesiastes 7:29“Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.”Psalms 53:2“God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.”Titus 3:3“For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.”Psalms 14:1“The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.”Romans 3:9“What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;”Genesis 13:13“But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.”Genesis 18:20“And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;”Proverbs 6:18“An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,”Ezekiel 8:9“And he said unto me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here.”Ezekiel 8:12“Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken the earth.”Deuteronomy 29:19“And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:”Isaiah 55:7“Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.”
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