Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

The wicked saith, in the haughtiness of his countenance, He doth not search out: all his thoughts are, There is no God!

New American Standard Bible

The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek Him.
All his thoughts are, “There is no God.”

King James Version

The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.

Holman Bible

In all his scheming,
the wicked arrogantly thinks:
“There is no accountability,
since God does not exist.”

International Standard Version

With haughty arrogance, the wicked thinks, "God will not seek justice." He always presumes "There is no God."

A Conservative Version

The wicked man, in the pride of his countenance, [says], He will not require [it]. All his thoughts are, There is no God.

American Standard Version

The wicked, in the pride of his countenance,'saith , He will not require it . All his thoughts are, There is no God.

Amplified


The wicked, in the haughtiness of his face, will not seek nor inquire for Him;
All his thoughts are, “There is no God [so there is no accountability or punishment].”

Bible in Basic English

The evil-doer in his pride says, God will not make a search. All his thoughts are, There is no God.

Julia Smith Translation

The unjust according to the height of his anger, will not seek: God is not in all his thoughts.

King James 2000

The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in any of his thoughts.

Lexham Expanded Bible

{With bald-faced pride} [the] wicked will not seek [God]. There is no God in any of his thoughts.

Modern King James verseion

Through the pride of his face the wicked will not seek Him; There is no God in all his schemes.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The ungodly is so proud and full of indignation, that he careth not for God: neither is God in all his thoughts.

NET Bible

The wicked man is so arrogant he always thinks, "God won't hold me accountable; he doesn't care."

New Heart English Bible

The wicked, in the pride of his face, has no room in his thoughts for God.

The Emphasized Bible

The lawless one, in the loftiness of his countenance, will not enquire, God is not in any of his plots:

Webster

The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.

World English Bible

The wicked, in the pride of his face, has no room in his thoughts for God.

Youngs Literal Translation

The wicked according to the height of his face, inquireth not. 'God is not!' are all his devices.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The wicked
רשׁע 
Rasha` 
Usage: 263

גּבהּ 
Gobahh 
Usage: 17

will not seek
דּרשׁ 
Darash 
Usage: 164

אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

References

American

Fausets

Hastings

God

Context Readings

A Prayer For God To Throw Down The Wicked

3 For the wicked boasteth of his soul's desire, and he blesseth the covetous; he contemneth Jehovah. 4 The wicked saith, in the haughtiness of his countenance, He doth not search out: all his thoughts are, There is no God! 5 His ways always succeed; thy judgments are far above out of his sight; as for all his adversaries, he puffeth at them.



Cross References

Psalm 53:1

{To the chief Musician. On Mahalath: an instruction. Of David.} The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God! They have corrupted themselves, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.

Genesis 6:5

And Jehovah saw that the wickedness of Man was great on the earth, and every imagination of the thoughts of his heart only evil continually.

Exodus 5:2

And Pharaoh said, Who is Jehovah, to whose voice I am to hearken to let Israel go? I do not know Jehovah, neither will I let Israel go.

Deuteronomy 8:14

then thy heart be lifted up, and thou forget Jehovah thy God, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage;

Job 22:17

Who said unto God, Depart from us! and what could the Almighty do to them?

Psalm 14:1-2

{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They have corrupted themselves, they have done abominable works: there is none that doeth good.

Psalm 18:27

For it is thou that savest the afflicted people; but the haughty eyes wilt thou bring down.

Psalm 27:8

My heart said for thee, Seek ye my face. Thy face, O Jehovah, will I seek.

Psalm 36:1

{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of the servant of Jehovah; of David.} The transgression of the wicked uttereth within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.

Psalm 101:5

Whoso secretly slandereth his neighbour, him will I destroy; him that hath a high look and a proud heart will I not suffer.

Proverbs 6:17

haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood;

Proverbs 21:4

Lofty eyes, and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

Proverbs 30:9

lest I be full and deny thee, and say, Who is Jehovah? or lest I be poor and steal, and outrage the name of my God.

Proverbs 30:13

there is a generation, how lofty are their eyes, how their eyelids are lifted up!

Isaiah 2:11

The lofty eyes of man shall be brought low, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day.

Isaiah 3:9

The look of their face doth witness against them, and they declare their sin as Sodom: they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have brought evil upon themselves.

Isaiah 59:7

Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood; their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths;

Isaiah 65:2

I have stretched out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, who walk in a way not good, after their own thoughts;

Jeremiah 2:31

O generation, mark ye the word of Jehovah. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel, or a land of thick darkness? Wherefore say my people, We have dominion; we will come no more unto thee?

Jeremiah 4:14

Wash thy heart, Jerusalem, from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?

Daniel 5:22-23

And thou, Belshazzar, his son, hast not humbled thy heart, although thou knewest all this;

Zephaniah 2:3

Seek Jehovah, all ye meek of the land, who have performed his ordinance; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of Jehovah's anger.

Mark 7:21

For from within, out of the heart of men, go forth evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

Acts 8:22

Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and supplicate the Lord, if indeed the thought of thy heart may be forgiven thee;

Romans 1:21

Because, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but fell into folly in their thoughts, and their heart without understanding was darkened:

Romans 1:28

And according as they did not think good to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind to practise unseemly things;

Ephesians 2:12

that ye were at that time without Christ, aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:

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