Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jeremiah 17:9 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Jeremiah 17:9 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 17 verse 9 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?”
Jeremiah 17:9 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 17:9
This is one of Scripture's most penetrating assessments of human nature. The Hebrew aqov (עָקֹב, "deceitful") comes from the same root as Jacob's name, meaning "heel-grabber" or "supplanter"—one who deceives and tricks. The heart is not merely mistaken but actively deceptive, skilled at self-justification and rationalization. "Above all things" (literally "from all") indicates the heart surpasses everything else in its capacity for deception."Desperately wicked" translates anush (אָנֻשׁ), which can mean incurably sick, frail, or mortal. The heart's condition is terminal—beyond human remedy. Th...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 17:9
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“out of the hearts of men”
“murders”
“that there is one event to all: yes also”
“He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely”
“brothers”
“and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.”
“when he is drawn away by his own lust”
“I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, because the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I ever again strike everything living, as I have done.,And the LORD smelled a sweet savor; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.,וַיָּרַח יְהוָה אֶת־רֵיחַ הַנִּיחֹחַ וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־לִבּוֹ לֹא־אֹסִף לְקַלֵּל עוֹד אֶת־הָאֲדָמָה בַּעֲבוּר הָאָדָם כִּי יֵצֶר לֵב הָאָדָם רַע מִנְּעֻרָיו וְלֹא־אֹסִף עוֹד לְהַכּוֹת אֶת־כָּל־חַי כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתִי׃ ,And the LORD smelled the sweet savour; and the LORD said in His heart: I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living”
“their ears are dull of hearing”
“There is no God. They are corrupt”