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Jeremiah 17:9
“ The heart is more deceitful than all else And is desperately sick; Who can understand it?
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James 4:1-3
What is the source of quarrels and conflicts among you? Is the source not your pleasures that wage war in your body’s parts?You lust and do not have, so you commit murder. And you are envious and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have because you do not ask.You ask and do not receive, because you ask with the wrong motives, so that you may spend what you request on your pleasures.
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Galatians 5:19-21
Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: sexual immorality, impurity, indecent behavior,idolatry, witchcraft, hostilities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions,envy, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
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Romans 8:7-8
because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so,and those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
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Matthew 9:4
And Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, said,“ Why are you thinking evil in your hearts?
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James 2:4
have you not made distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil motives?
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Matthew 15:19
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, acts of adultery, other immoral sexual acts, thefts, false testimonies, and slanderous statements.
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Acts 8:22
Therefore, repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, the intention of your heart will be forgiven you.
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Ezekiel 38:10
‘ This is what the Lord God says:“ It will come about on that day, that thoughts will come into your mind and you will devise an evil plan,
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Jeremiah 4:14
Wash your heart from evil, Jerusalem, So that you may be saved. How long will your wicked thoughts Lodge within you?
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Proverbs 4:23
Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life.
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Romans 7:5
For while we were in the flesh, the sinful passions, which were brought to light by the Law, were at work in the parts of our body to bear fruit for death.
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Proverbs 15:25
The Lord will tear down the house of the proud, But He will set the boundary of the widow.
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Luke 16:15
And He said to them,“ You are the ones who justify yourselves in the sight of people, but God knows your hearts; because that which is highly esteemed among people is detestable in the sight of God.
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Job 25:4
How then can mankind be righteous with God? Or how can anyone who is born of woman be pure?
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Isaiah 59:7
Their feet run to evil, And they hurry to shed innocent blood; Their thoughts are thoughts of wrongdoing, Devastation and destruction are in their paths.
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Job 15:14-16
What is man, that he would be pure, Or he who is born of a woman, that he would be righteous?Behold, He has no trust in His holy ones, And the heavens are not pure in His sight;How much less one who is detestable and corrupt: A person who drinks malice like water!
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Psalms 14:3
They have all turned aside, together they are corrupt; There is no one who does good, not even one.
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James 1:14-15
But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust.Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it has run its course, brings forth death.
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Genesis 6:5
Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of mankind was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of their hearts was only evil continually.
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Psalms 58:2-3
No, in heart you practice injustice; On earth you clear a way for the violence of your hands.The wicked have turned away from the womb; These who speak lies go astray from birth.
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Psalms 53:3
Every one of them has turned aside; together they have become corrupt; There is no one who does good, not even one.
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Job 14:4
Who can make the clean out of the unclean? No one!
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Genesis 8:21
The Lord smelled the soothing aroma, and the Lord said to Himself,“ I will never again curse the ground on account of man, for the intent of man’s heart is evil from his youth; and I will never again destroy every living thing, as I have done.
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1 Peter 4 2-1 Peter 4 3
so as to live the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human lusts, but for the will of God.For the time already past is sufficient for you to have carried out the desire of the Gentiles, having pursued a course of indecent behavior, lusts, drunkenness, carousing, drinking parties, and wanton idolatries.
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Romans 7:8
But sin, taking an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me coveting of every kind; for apart from the Law sin is dead.
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Acts 5:4
While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not under your control? Why is it that you have conceived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God.”
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Matthew 23:25-28
“ Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside they are full of robbery and self indulgence.You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the dish, so that the outside of it may also become clean.“ Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness.So you too, outwardly appear righteous to people, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
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Psalms 14:1
The fool has said in his heart,“ There is no God.” They are corrupt, they have committed detestable acts; There is no one who does good.
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Titus 3:3
For we too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.
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Psalms 53:1
The fool has said in his heart,“ There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have committed abominable injustice; There is no one who does good.