Depravity of Man: General Scriptures Concerning

Scripture references

Gen 8:21 When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never
Gen 6:5–7, 11–13 Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the
Gen 8:21 When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never
Deu 32:10 He found him in a desert land, in a barren, howling wilderness; He
2Ch 6:36 When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You
Job 4:17–19 ‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God, or a man more pure than his
Job 9:2, 3, 20, 29, 30 “Yes, I know that it is so, but how can a mortal be
Job 11:12 But a witless man can no more become wise than the colt of a wild donkey
Job 14:4 Who can bring out clean from unclean? No one!
Job 15:14–16 What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he
Job 25:4–6 How then can a man be just before God? How can one born of woman be
Psa 5:9 For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them.
Psa 14:1–3 For the choirmaster. Of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no
Psa 51:5 Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother
Psa 53:1–3 For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. The fool
Psa 58:1–5 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David.
Psa 94:11 The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.
Psa 130:3 If You, O LORD, kept track of iniquities, then who, O Lord, could stand?
Psa 143:2 Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous
Pro 10:20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked
Pro 20:6, 9 Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a
Pro 21:8 The way of a guilty man is crooked, but the conduct of the innocent is
Ecc 7:20, 29 Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never
Ecc 8:11 When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men
Ecc 9:3 This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate
Isa 1:5, 6 Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has
Isa 42:6, 7 “I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take
Isa 43:8 Bring out a people who have eyes but are blind, and who have ears but are
Isa 48:8 You have never heard; you have never understood; for a long time your ears
Isa 51:1 “Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD: Look
Isa 53:6 We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way;
Isa 64:6 Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts
Jer 2:22, 29 Although you wash with lye and use an abundance of soap, the stain of
Jer 6:7 As a well gushes its water, so she pours out her evil. Violence and
Jer 13:23 Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Neither are
Jer 16:12 And you have done more evil than your fathers. See how each of you
Jer 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can
Eze 16:6 Then I passed by and saw you wallowing in your blood, and as you lay there
Eze 36:25, 26 I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I
Eze 37:1–3 The hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me out by His Spirit
Hos 6:7 But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; there they were
Hos 14:9 Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning,
Mic 7:2–4 The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among
Mat 7:17 Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad
Mat 12:34, 35 You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For
Mat 15:19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual
Mar 7:21–23 For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual
Luk 1:79 to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to
Joh 1:10, 11 He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the
Joh 3:19 And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved
Joh 8:23 Then He told them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this
Joh 14:17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither
Act 8:23 For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and captive to iniquity.”
Rom 2:1 You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on
Rom 3:9–19, 23 What then? Are we any better? Not at all. For we have already made
Rom 5:6 For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, Christ died for
Rom 6:6, 17, 19, 20 We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the
Rom 7:5, 11, 13–15, 18–21, 23, 25 For when we lived according to the flesh, the
Rom 8:5–8, 13 Those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things
Rom 11:32 For God has consigned everyone to disobedience so that He may have mercy
1Co 2:14 The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of
1Co 3:3 for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and dissension among
1Co 5:9, 10 I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.
2Co 3:4, 5 Such confidence before God is ours through Christ. / Not that we are
2Co 5:14 For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for
Gal 3:10, 11, 22 All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is
Gal 5:17, 19–21 For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit
Eph 2:1–3, 11, 12 And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, / in which you
Eph 4:17–19, 22 So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no
Eph 5:8, 14 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as
Col 1:13, 21 He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into
Col 2:13 When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your
Col 3:5, 7 Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual
2Ti 2:26 Then they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, who
Tts 3:3 For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to
Jam 3:2 We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says,
Jam 4:5 Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused
1Pe 1:18 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold
1Pe 2:9, 25 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a
1 Joh 1:8, 10 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not
1 Joh 2:16 For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of
1 Joh 3:10 By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the
1 Joh 5:19 We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power
Rev 3:17 You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do