Genesis 8:21
When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done.
What it says
The LORD receives the pleasing aroma and says in His heart that He will not again curse the ground or destroy living creatures in the same way, though human inclination remains evil from youth.
What it is doing
This verse states God’s merciful resolve in full awareness of human evil.
In context
20Then Noah built an altar to the LORD. And taking from every kind of clean animal and clean bird, he offered burnt offerings on the altar. 21When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done. 22As long as the earth endures,