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Berean Standard Bible

“The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?”

Jeremiah 17:9

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This verse follows the contrast between the person who trusts in human strength and the one who trusts in the Lord. Jeremiah now explains why people so easily turn away from God.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?

World English Bible (WEB)

The heart is deceitful above all things and it is exceedingly corrupt. Who can know it?

King James Version (KJV)

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

American Standard Version (ASV)

The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

The heart is a twisted thing, not to be searched out by man: who is able to have knowledge of it?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Engañoso es el corazón más que todas las cosas, y perverso; ¿quién lo conocerá?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Nada hay tan engañoso ni tan absolutamente perverso como el corazón. Nadie es capaz de conocer a fondo su maldad.

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