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Berean Standard Bible

“Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.”

Genesis 6:5

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This verse introduces the flood account. Generations after Eden, human violence and corruption have spread across the earth.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.

World English Bible (WEB)

Yahweh saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of man’s heart was continually only evil.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Jehovah 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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the Lord saw that the sin of man was great on the earth, and that all the thoughts of his heart were evil.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y vió Jehová que la malicia de los hombres era mucha en la tierra, y que todo designio de los pensamientos del corazón de ellos era de continuo solamente el mal.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Cuando el Señor Dios vio el alcance de la maldad humana, y que la gente sólo pensaba en hacer lo malo, le dolió haberla creado y se llenó de mucho pesar.

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