Genesis 6:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt; for all living creatures on the earth had corrupted their ways.”
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“And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt; for all living creatures on the earth had corrupted their ways.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And God saw the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And God seeth the earth, and lo, it hath been corrupted, for all flesh hath corrupted its way on the earth.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 6:12 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 6:4The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old, men of renown.
- Genesis 6:8Noah, however, found favor in the eyes of the LORD.
- Genesis 7:1Then the LORD said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your family, because I have found you righteous in this generation.
- Genesis 7:21And every living thing that moved upon the earth perished—birds, livestock, animals, every creature that swarms upon the earth, and all mankind.
- Genesis 9:12And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between Me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come:
- Genesis 9:16And whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of every kind that is on the earth.”
- Genesis 18:20Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous,
- Genesis 18:21I will go down to see if their actions fully justify the outcry that has reached Me. If not, I will find out.”
- Job 22:15Will you stay on the ancient path that wicked men have trod?
- Job 33:27Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.
- Psalms 14:1The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.
- Psalms 14:2The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.
- Psalms 14:3All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.
- Psalms 33:13The LORD looks down from heaven; He sees all the sons of men.
- Psalms 53:2God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.
- Proverbs 15:3The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.
- Luke 3:6And all humanity will see God’s salvation.’”
- 1 Peter 3:19in whom He also went and preached to the spirits in prison
- 2 Peter 2:5if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).