Cross references

Genesis 6:5

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.

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Genesis 6:5 has 20 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 20 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Matthew 15:19 (49 votes) and Romans 1:28–31 (37 votes). 52 other verses point back to it. It links with 23 other books, from Genesis 6 to 2 Peter 2.

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Which verses does Genesis 6:5 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.

  2. Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, …

  3. For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness. …

  4. Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you?

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

  6. And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience. …

  7. This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of men are full of evil and madness while they are alive, and afterward they join the dead.

  8. Genesis 8:2122 votes

    When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done.

  9. Only this have I found: I have discovered that God made mankind upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”

  10. Psalm 53:217 votes

    God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.

  11. Titus 3:316 votes
  12. For the choirmaster. Of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good. The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God. …

  13. Ezekiel 8:913 votes
  14. Ezekiel 8:1212 votes
  15. Job 15:168 votes

Which verses point to Genesis 6:5?

The 10 strongest of 52.