The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it?
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What does the Bible say about the heart being deceitful?
Jeremiah 17:9-10 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“The heart is deceitful above all things And it is extremely sick; Who can understand it fully and know its secret motives? I, the LORD, search and examine the mind, I test the heart, To give to each man according to his ways, According to the results of his deeds.
What does the heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked mean?
Jeremiah called their hearts "deceitful" and "desperately wicked." The word deceitful means "crooked, polluted or slippery." They simply couldn't be trusted. But even more tragic, this situation was terminal. The word translated "desperately wicked" is used elsewhere to mean "incurable" (2 Sam.
What does the Bible say about trusting the heart?
JEREMIAH 17:9 – The heart is more deceitful than all else and is desperately sick; Who can understand it? THEME OF THE DAY: NEVER TRUST YOUR HEART.
What does the Bible say about the heart being wicked?
Jeremiah 17:9 In-Context
9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? 10 I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it? I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every.
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