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Berean Standard Bible

“And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt; for all living creatures on the earth had corrupted their ways.”

Genesis 6:12

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Genesis 6 describes the state of the world before the flood. The narrator pauses to record what God sees when he looks at the earth.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt; for all living creatures on the earth had corrupted their ways.

World English Bible (WEB)

God saw the earth, and saw that it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.

King James Version (KJV)

And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And God saw the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And God, looking on the earth, saw that it was evil: for the way of all flesh had become evil on the earth.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y miró Dios la tierra, y he aquí que estaba corrompida; porque toda carne había corrompido su camino sobre la tierra.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Dios vio que la humanidad se había degenerado, y practicaba la violencia. La depravación llegó a tal extremo que un día Dios le dijo a Noé: «He decidido destruir a la humanidad, porque por su culpa hay mucha violencia y corrupción en la tierra. Sí, voy a destruir a toda la gente junto con lo que hay en el mundo.

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