1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible

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Genesis 6:5

And God seeing that the wickedness of men was great on the earth, and that all the thought of their heart was bent upon evil at all times,*

Genesis 8:21.; Matthew 15:19.

At all times. Hebrew: only evil continually. They had no relish for any thing else: as we may say of a glutton, he thinks of nothing but his belly. Yet some good thoughts would occur occasionally, and we may grant that they did some things which were not sinful. (Menochius) --- If we follow corrupt nature, and live among sinners, we find a law within us warring against the spirit; and a very powerful grace is necessary to rescue us from such a dangerous situation. (Calmet) --- Though the expressions in this place seem general, they must be understood with some limitations. (Worthington)