Jeremiah 17:9

King James Version (KJV)

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

Translations

Jeremiah 17:9 - Amplified Bible

The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly perverse {and} corrupt and severely, mortally sick! Who can know it [perceive, understand, be acquainted with his own heart and mind]?

Jeremiah 17:9 - American Standard Version

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

Jeremiah 17:9 - Bible in Basic English

The heart is a twisted thing, not to be searched out by man: who is able to have knowledge of it?

Jeremiah 17:9 - Darby Bible

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

Jeremiah 17:9 - English Standard Version

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?

Jeremiah 17:9 - King James Version

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

Jeremiah 17:9 - La Biblia de las Americas

Más engañoso que todo, es el corazòn,
y sin remedio;
¿quién lo comprenderá?

Jeremiah 17:9 - The Message

"The heart is hopelessly dark and deceitful,
   a puzzle that no one can figure out.
But I, God, search the heart
   and examine the mind.
I get to the heart of the human.
   I get to the root of things.
I treat them as they really are,
   not as they pretend to be."

Jeremiah 17:9 - New American Standard Bible

"The heart is more deceitful than all else And is desperately sick; Who can understand it?

Jeremiah 17:9 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Más engañoso que todo, es el corazòn,
Y sin remedio;
¿Quién lo comprenderá?

Jeremiah 17:9 - World English Bible

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

Jeremiah 17:9 - Young's Living Translation

Crooked [is] the heart above all things, And it [is] incurable -- who doth know it?

Jeremiah 17:9 - Additional Comments

This verse is quoted very often by Christians, because it directly gives a strong and terrifible picture of what our heart is truly like without God's influence on it.
And who can know it? The sad thing is how often we deceive even ourselves. May we see our heart as God sees it - may we see our sins as God does, and not ignore them, hide them dismiss them as insignificant. Pray and ask God to know our own heart as He knows our heart.

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