Mark 7:21-23
New King James Version
21 (A)For from within, out of the heart of men, (B)proceed evil thoughts, (C)adulteries, (D)fornications, murders, 22 thefts, (E)covetousness, wickedness, (F)deceit, (G)lewdness, an evil eye, (H)blasphemy, (I)pride, foolishness. 23 All these evil things come from within and defile a man.”
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Mark 7:21-23
Amplified Bible
21 For from within, [that is] out the heart of men, come base and malevolent thoughts and schemes, acts of sexual immorality, thefts, murders, adulteries, 22 acts of greed and covetousness, wickedness, deceit, unrestrained conduct, envy and jealousy, slander and profanity, arrogance and self-righteousness and foolishness (poor judgment). 23 All these evil things [schemes and desires] come from within and defile and dishonor the man.”
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Mark 7:21-23
King James Version
21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.
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Mark 7:21-23
English Standard Version
Matthew 15:18-19
New King James Version
18 But (A)those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. 19 (B)For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.
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Matthew 15:18-19
Amplified Bible
18 But whatever [word] comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and this is what defiles and dishonors the man. 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts and plans, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false testimonies, slanders (verbal abuse, irreverent speech, blaspheming).
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Matthew 15:18-19
King James Version
18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
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Matthew 15:18-19
English Standard Version
18 But (A)what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person. 19 For out of the heart come (B)evil thoughts, (C)murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, (D)slander.
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Jeremiah 16:12
New King James Version
12 And you have done (A)worse than your fathers, for behold, (B)each one [a]follows the dictates of his own evil heart, so that no one listens to Me.
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- Jeremiah 16:12 walks after the stubbornness or imagination
Jeremiah 16:12
Amplified Bible
12 and because you have done worse [things] than your fathers. Just look, every one of you walks in the stubbornness of his own evil heart, so that you do not listen [obediently] to Me.
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Jeremiah 16:12
King James Version
12 And ye have done worse than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the imagination of his evil heart, that they may not hearken unto me:
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Jeremiah 16:12
English Standard Version
12 and because (A)you have done worse than your fathers, for behold, (B)every one of you follows his stubborn, evil will, refusing to listen to me.
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Jeremiah 17:9
New King James Version
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- Jeremiah 17:9 Or incurably sick
Jeremiah 17:9
Amplified Bible
9
“The heart is deceitful above all things
And it is [a]extremely sick;
Who can understand it fully and know its secret motives?(A)
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- Jeremiah 17:9 Lit incurable.
Jeremiah 17:9
King James Version
9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
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Jeremiah 17:9
English Standard Version
9 The heart is deceitful above all things,
and desperately sick;
who can understand it?
Jeremiah 7:24
New King James Version
24 (A)Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but (B)followed[a] the counsels and the [b]dictates of their evil hearts, and (C)went[c] backward and not forward.
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- Jeremiah 7:24 walked in
- Jeremiah 7:24 stubbornness or imagination
- Jeremiah 7:24 Lit. they were
Jeremiah 7:24
Amplified Bible
24 But they did not obey Me or bend their ear [to hear Me], but followed the counsels and the stubbornness of their [own] evil heart (mind), and [they turned and] went backward instead of forward.
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Jeremiah 7:24
King James Version
24 But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.
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Jeremiah 7:24
English Standard Version
24 (A)But they did not obey or incline their ear, (B)but walked in their own counsels and (C)the stubbornness of their evil hearts, and (D)went backward and not forward.
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Genesis 8:21
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21 And the Lord smelled (A)a soothing aroma. Then the Lord said in His heart, “I will never again (B)curse the ground for man’s sake, although the (C)imagination[a] of man’s heart is evil from his youth; (D)nor will I again destroy every living thing as I have done.
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- Genesis 8:21 intent or thought
Genesis 8:21
Amplified Bible
21 The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma [a soothing, satisfying scent] and the Lord said to Himself, “I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the intent (strong inclination, desire) of man’s heart is wicked from his youth; and I will never again destroy every living thing, as I have done.
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Genesis 8:21
King James Version
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.
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Genesis 8:21
English Standard Version
21 And when the Lord smelled (A)the pleasing aroma, the Lord said in his heart, “I will never again (B)curse[a] the ground because of man, for (C)the intention of man's heart is evil from his youth. (D)Neither will I ever again strike down every living creature as I have done.
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- Genesis 8:21 Or dishonor
Genesis 6:5
New King James Version
5 Then [a]the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every (A)intent[b] of the thoughts of his heart was only evil [c]continually.
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- Genesis 6:5 So with MT, Tg.; Vg. God; LXX Lord God
- Genesis 6:5 thought
- Genesis 6:5 all the day
Genesis 6:5
Amplified Bible
5 The Lord saw that the wickedness (depravity) of man was great on the earth, and that every imagination or intent of the thoughts of his heart were only evil continually.
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Genesis 6:5
King James Version
5 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.
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Genesis 6:5
English Standard Version
5 (A)The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every (B)intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
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