²¹ The Lord ^(A)smelled the soothing aroma; and the Lord said ^[a]to Himself, “I will never again ^(B)curse the ground on account of man, for ^(C)the ^[b]intent of man’s heart is evil from his youth; ^(D)and I will never again ^[c]destroy every living thing, as I have done.

Folly and Wickedness of Men.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

^19 (A)For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, ^[a]fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders.

²⁸ And just as they did not see fit ^[a]to acknowledge God any longer, ^(A)God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper, ²⁹ being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are ^(B)gossips, ³⁰ slanderers, ^[b](C)haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, ^(D)disobedient to parents, ³¹ without understanding, untrustworthy, ^(E)unloving, unmerciful; ³² and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of ^(F)death, they not only do the same, but also ^(G)give hearty approval to those who practice them.