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Jeremiah 17:9

SinIntegrityTruth and honesty

7 But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.

8 He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not worry in a year of drought, nor does it cease to produce fruit.

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

10 I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.

11 Like a partridge hatching eggs it did not lay is the man who makes a fortune unjustly. In the middle of his days his riches will desert him, and in the end he will be the fool.”

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Compare

BSB
The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?
KJV
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
WEB
The heart is deceitful above all things and it is exceedingly corrupt. Who can know it?
ASV
The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?
DARBY
The heart is deceitful above all things, and incurable; who can know it?
BLB
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick—who can know it?
ÅB
Svikefullt er hjertet, mere enn noe annet, og ondt er det; hvem kjenner det?
OTB
Hjertet er bedragersk fremfor alt og desperat sykt; hvem kan forstå det?
B1930
Svikefullt er hjertet, mere enn noget annet, og ondt er det; hvem kjenner det?

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Mark 7:21–22

    For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,

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  • Matthew 15:19

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

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  • Ecclesiastes 9:3

    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.

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  • Proverbs 28:26

    He who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.

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  • Hebrews 3:12

    See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God.

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  • 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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  • James 1:14–15

    But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.

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  • Genesis 8:21

    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.

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