Genesis 6:11 “Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.”

Genesis 6:11

Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

World English Bible

The earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

American Standard Version

And the earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

Geneva Bible 1599

The earth also was corrupt before God: for the earth was filled with crueltie.

Darby Translation

And the earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was full of violence.

Young's Literal Translation

And the earth is corrupt before God, and the earth is filled [with] violence.

Bible in Basic English

And the earth was evil in God's eyes and full of violent ways.

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Cross references

“before”

Romans 2:13 Romans 3:19 Luke 1:6 Genesis 10:9 Genesis 13:13 Genesis 7:1

Romans 2:13 · BSB

For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous.

Romans 3:19 · BSB

Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.

Luke 1:6 · BSB

Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.

Genesis 10:9 · BSB

He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; so it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”

Genesis 13:13 · BSB

But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD.

Genesis 7:1 · BSB

Then the LORD said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your family, because I have found you righteous in this generation.

“filled”

Ezekiel 8:17 Habakkuk 2:8 Isaiah 60:18 Ezekiel 28:16 Psalm 11:5 Psalm 55:9

Ezekiel 8:17 · BSB

“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see this? Is it not enough for the house of Judah to commit the abominations they are practicing here, that they must also fill the land with violence and continually provoke Me to an…

Habakkuk 2:8 · BSB

Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of the people will plunder you— because of your bloodshed against man and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.

Isaiah 60:18 · BSB

No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.

Ezekiel 28:16 · BSB

By the vastness of your trade, you were filled with violence, and you sinned. So I drove you in disgrace from the mountain of God, and I banished you, O guardian cherub, from among the fiery stones.

Psalm 11:5 · BSB

The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked; His soul hates the lover of violence.

Psalm 55:9 · BSB

O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

10And Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

12And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt; for all living creatures on the earth had corrupted their ways.

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