"And ye¹ have doneª° worseª° than your fathers;ª¹ for, behold,ª ye walkª° every oneª afterª the imaginationª of his evilª heart,ª that they may not¹ hearkenª° unto¹ me:" {Jer 16:12} + "And GODª sawª° that¹ the wickednessª of manª [was] greatª in the earth,ª and [that] every¹ imaginationª of the thoughtsª of his heartª [was] onlyª evilª continually.ª¹" {Gen 6:5} + "And the LORDª smelledª° a sweetª¹ savour;ª and the LORDª saidª° inª his heart,ª I will not¹ againª° curseª°¹ the groundª any more¹ for man's² sake;ª¹ for¹ the imaginationª of man'sª heartª [is] evilª from his youth;ª¹ neither¹ will I againª° smiteª° any more¹¹ every thing¹ living,ª as¹ I have done.ª°" {Gen 8:21} + "What¹ [is] man,ª that¹ he should be clean?ª° and [he which is] bornª° of a woman,ª that¹ he should be righteous?ª° ... How much more¹¹ abominableª° and filthyª° [is] man,ª which drinkethª° iniquityª° like water?ª" {Job 15:14-16} + "Behold,¹ I was shapenª° in iniquity;ª and in sinª did my motherª conceiveª° me." {Psa 51:5} + "[[To the chief Musicianª° upon¹ Mahalath,ª Maschil,ª° [A Psalm] of David.]]ª The foolª hath saidª° in his heart,ª [There is] no¹ God.ª Corruptª° are they, and have done abominableª° iniquity:ª [there is] none¹ that doethª° good.ª ... Every one¹ of them is gone back:ª° they are altogetherª become filthy;ª° [there is] none¹ that doethª° good,ª no,¹ not¹ one.ª" {Psa 53:1-3} + "He¹ that trustethª° in his own heartª is a fool:ª but whoso walkethª° wisely,ª he¹ shall be delivered.ª°" {Prv 28:26} + "This¹ [is] an evilª among all¹ [things] that¹ are doneª° under¹ the sun,ª that¹ [there is] oneª eventª unto all:¹ yea, also¹ the heartª of the sonsª of menª is fullª° of evil,ª and madnessª [is] in their heartª while they live,ª and afterª that [they go] to¹ the dead.ª°" {Ecc 9:3} + "Forª out¹ of² the¹ heartª proceedª° evilª thoughts,ª murders,ª adulteries,ª fornications,ª thefts,ª false witness,ª blasphemies:ª" {Mtt 15:19} + "Forª from within,ª out ofª the¹ heartª of men,ª proceedª° evilª thoughts,ª adulteries,ª fornications,ª murders,ª ... Thefts,ª covetousness,ª wickedness,ª deceit,ª lasciviousness,ª an evilª eye,ª blasphemy,ª pride,ª foolishness:ª" {Mrk 7:21-22} + "Take heed,ª° brethren,ª lestª there beª° inª anyª of youª an evilª heartª of unbelief,ª in² departingª° fromª the livingª° God.ª" {Hbr 3:12} + "Butª every manª is tempted,ª° when he is drawn awayª° ofª his ownª lust,ª andª enticed.ª° ... Thenª when lustª hath conceived,ª° it bringeth forthª° sin:²¹ andª sin,ª when it is finished,ª° bringeth forthª° death.ª" {Jms 1:14-15} |