Jeremiah 17:9

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

"The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?" - Jeremiah 17:9
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What does Jeremiah 17:9 mean?

The verse Jeremiah 17:9 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?" This verse is found in the book of Jeremiah, which is a prophetic book in the Old Testament. The verse comes in the context…

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Guarding the Heart: The Deceptive Nature of Our Inner Self

In the book of Jeremiah, the prophet lays bare the human condition with a striking revelation: "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?" (Jeremiah 17:9, KJV). This verse strikes at the core of our understanding of ourselves and the…

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A Prayer for Heart Renewal and Divine Insight

Heavenly Father, I come before You today with a heart that longs for Your clarity and truth. As Your Word reminds us in Jeremiah 17:9, "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?" Lord, I acknowledge the profoundness of this scripture and…

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Jeremiah 17:9 - "¶ The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?"
Jeremiah 17:9 (KJVA) 9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Jeremiah 17:9 (KJVA) 9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Jeremiah 17:9-10 - "The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? “I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve."
"The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? “I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve." - Jeremiah 17:9-10
Jeremiah 9:17 - "¶ Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may come:"
Jeremiah 17:17 - "Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil."
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Jeremiah 17:7-8
Jeremiah 17:7-8
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"¶ Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may come:" - Jeremiah 9:17
Rev 9:17
Jeremiah 28:17 - "So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month."
Jeremiah 7:17 - "¶ Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?"
Jeremiah 17:12 - "¶ A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary."
Jeremiah 17:7 - "Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is."
Jeremiah 9:9 - "¶ Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?"
Young prophet Jeremiah 17 years old
Genesis 17:9
Jeremiah 41:17 (KJVA) 17 And they departed, and dwelt in the habitation of Chimham, which is by Bethlehem, to go to enter into Egypt,
Jeremiah 41:17 (KJVA) 17 And they departed, and dwelt in the habitation of Chimham, which is by Bethlehem, to go to enter into Egypt,
Jeremiah 10:17 - "¶ Gather up thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress."
Jeremiah 12:17 - "But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the LORD."
"Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil." - Jeremiah 17:17
1 Samuel 9:17
1 Samuel 9:17
mat 17:1-9
Jeremiah 41:17 - "And they departed, and dwelt in the habitation of Chimham, which is by Beth-lehem, to go to enter into Egypt,"