Genesis 5:1-6:8

theme
This second section of Genesis includes the genealogy of Adam down to Noah. Man's sin is increasing to the point where God will deal with it.

key verse
6:5-6 The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time. The Lord regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled. 

related verses
Psalm 14:2-3 The Lord looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God. All have turned away, all have become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.