Jeremiah 17:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?”

Jeremiah 17:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 17:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 17:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The heart is deceitful above all things and it is exceedingly corrupt. Who can know it?”

Jeremiah 17:9 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 17:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?”

Jeremiah 17:9 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 17:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Crooked <FI>is<Fi> the heart above all things, And it <FI>is<Fi> incurable--who doth know it?”

Jeremiah 17:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 17:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The heart is deceitful above all things, and incurable; who can know it?”

Jeremiah 17:9 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 17:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The heart is deceitfull and wicked aboue all things, who can knowe it?”

Jeremiah 17:9 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 17:9 in Context — Jeremiah 17

7 Béni soit l’homme qui se confie dans l’Éternel, Et dont l’Éternel est l’espérance!

8 Il est comme un arbre planté près des eaux, Et qui étend ses racines vers le courant; Il n’aperçoit point la chaleur quand elle vient, Et son feuillage reste vert; Dans l’année de la sécheresse, il n’a point de crainte, Et il ne cesse de porter du fruit.

9 Le cœur est tortueux par-dessus tout, et il est méchant: Qui peut le connaître?

10 Moi, l’Éternel, j’éprouve le cœur, je sonde les reins, Pour rendre à chacun selon ses voies, Selon le fruit de ses œuvres.

11 Comme une perdrix qui couve des œufs qu’elle n’a point pondus, Tel est celui qui acquiert des richesses injustement; Au milieu de ses jours il doit les quitter, Et à la fin il n’est qu’un insensé.

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What Does Jeremiah 17:9 Mean?

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