Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"The heart is more deceitful than anything. It is incurable who can know it?
New American Standard Bible
And is desperately
Who can understand it?
King James Version
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Holman Bible
and incurable—who can understand it?
A Conservative Version
The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt. Who can know it?
American Standard Version
The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?
Amplified
“The heart is deceitful above all things
And it is
Who can understand it fully and know its secret motives?
Bible in Basic English
The heart is a twisted thing, not to be searched out by man: who is able to have knowledge of it?
Darby Translation
The heart is deceitful above all things, and incurable; who can know it?
Julia Smith Translation
The heart is deceitful above all, and man himself, who shall know him?
King James 2000
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Lexham Expanded Bible
The heart [is] deceitful more than anything else, and it [is] disastrous. Who can understand it?
Modern King James verseion
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Among all things living, man hath the most deceitful and unsearchable heart. Who shall then know it?
NET Bible
The human mind is more deceitful than anything else. It is incurably bad. Who can understand it?
New Heart English Bible
The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?
The Emphasized Bible
Deceitful is the heart above all things And, dangerously wayward, - Who can know it?
Webster
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
World English Bible
The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?
Youngs Literal Translation
Crooked is the heart above all things, And it is incurable -- who doth know it?
Themes
Deceit » The wicked full of » The prevalence of
Deceit » Characteristic of the heart
Deception » What is deceit/deceitful
Evil » Heart evil, characteristics of » Depravity
Fruits » Illustrative » Of the reward of the wicked
Heart » The lord looking upon the heart
Heart » The unregenerate » Is full of iniquity
Heart » Evil, characteristics of » Depravity
Heart » The unregenerate » Is deceitful
character of the unrenewed Heart » Desperately wicked
character of the unrenewed Heart » Deceitful
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Devotionals
Devotionals about Jeremiah 17:9
Devotionals containing Jeremiah 17:9
References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 17:9
Prayers for Jeremiah 17:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Deceitful Heart
8 He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by a stream. He won't fear when the heat comes, and his leaves will be green. In a year of drought he won't be concerned, nor will he stop producing fruit." 9 "The heart is more deceitful than anything. It is incurable who can know it? 10 I am the LORD who searches the heart, who tests the inner depths to give to each person according to what he deserves, according to the fruit of his deeds.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 9:3
There is a tragedy that infects everything that happens on earth: a common event happens to everyone. In fact, the hearts of human beings are full of evil. Madness remains in their hearts while they live, and afterwards they join the dead.
Mark 7:21-22
because it's from within, from the human heart, that evil thoughts come, as well as sexual immorality, stealing, murder,
Genesis 8:21
When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, he told himself, "I will never again curse the land because of human beings even though human inclinations remain evil from youth nor will I destroy every living being ever again, as I've done.
Psalm 51:5
Indeed, in iniquity I was brought forth; in sin my mother conceived me.
Jeremiah 16:12
You have done even more evil than your ancestors, and each one of you is stubbornly following his own evil desires, refusing to listen to me.
Genesis 6:5
The LORD saw that human evil was growing more and more throughout the earth, with every inclination of people's thoughts becoming only evil on a continuous basis.
Job 15:14-16
"What is mankind, that he can be blameless? Or does being born of a woman mean he'll be in the right?
Psalm 53:1-3
Fools say to themselves "There is no God." They are corrupt and commit iniquity; not one of them practices what is good.
Proverbs 28:26
Whoever trusts in himself is foolish, but whoever lives wisely will be kept safe.
Matthew 13:15
for this people's heart has become dull, and their ears are hard of hearing. They have shut their eyes so that they might not see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.'
Matthew 15:19
It is out of the heart that evil thoughts come, as well as murder, adultery, sexual immorality, stealing, false testimony, and slander.
James 1:14-15
Instead, each person is tempted by his own desire, being lured and trapped by it.
Hebrews 3:12
See to it, my brothers, that no evil, unbelieving heart is found in any of you, as shown by your turning away from the living God.