Bible Verses About Depravity of Man: General references

Adonai saw that the people on earth were very wicked, that all the imaginings of their hearts were always of evil only.

Adonai regretted that he had made humankind on the earth; it grieved his heart.

Adonai said, “I will wipe out humankind, whom I have created, from the whole earth; and not only human beings, but animals, creeping things and birds in the air; for I regret that I ever made them.”

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

God saw the earth, and, yes, it was corrupt; for all living beings had corrupted their ways on the earth.

God said to Noach, “The end of all living beings has come before me, for because of them the earth is filled with violence. I will destroy them along with the earth.

'Can a human be seen by God as righteous? Can a mortal be pure before his maker?

[God] doesn't trust his own servants, he finds fault even with his angels;

much more those living in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust. They are crushed more easily than a worm;

"Indeed, I know that this is so; but how can a human win a case against God?

Whoever might want to argue with him could not answer him one [question] in a thousand.

I will be condemned, so why waste my efforts?

Even if I washed myself in melted snow and cleansed my hands with lye,

you would plunge me into the muddy pit, till my own clothes would detest me.

"What is a human being, that he could be innocent, someone born from a woman, that he could be righteous?

God doesn't trust even his holy ones; no, even the heavens are not innocent in his view.

How much less one loathesome and corrupt, a human being, who drinks iniquity like water.

How then can humans be righteous with God? How can those born of women be clean?

Why, before him even the moon lacks brightness, and the stars themselves are not pure.

How much less a human, who is merely a maggot, a mortal, who is only a worm?!"

For the leader. By David: Fools say in their hearts, "There is no God."They deal corruptly, their deeds are vile, not one does what is right.

From heaven ADONAI observes humankind to see if anyone has understanding, if anyone seeks God.

But all turn aside, all alike are corrupt; no one does what is right, not a single one.

For the leader. On machalat. A maskil of David: A brutish fool tells himself, "There isn't any God."Such people are depraved, all their deeds are vile, not one of them does what is good.

God looks out from heaven upon the human race to see if even one is wise, if even one seeks God.