⁹The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it? ¹⁰I, Jehovah, search the mind, I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

The heart is deceitful above all things,

and desperately sick;

who can understand it?

“I the Lord search the heart

and test the mind,

to give every man according to his ways,

according to the fruit of his deeds.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The heart is more deceitful than anything else,

and incurable—who can understand it?

I, the Lord, examine the mind,

I test the heart

to give to each according to his way,

according to what his actions deserve.

NLTNew Living Translation

“The human heart is the most deceitful of all things,

and desperately wicked.

Who really knows how bad it is?

But I, the Lord, search all hearts

and examine secret motives.

I give all people their due rewards,

according to what their actions deserve.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The heart is deceitful more than anything else,

and it is disastrous. Who can understand it?

I, Yahweh, examine the mind,

I test the heart,

and give to each one according to his way,

according to the fruit of his deeds.

KJV 1900King James Version

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.

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