Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.
New American Standard Bible
For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
The fool has
They are corrupt, they have committed abominable
There is
King James Version
{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Holman Bible
For the choir director. Davidic.
They are corrupt; they do vile deeds.
There is no one who does good.
International Standard Version
Fools say to themselves, "There is no God." They are corrupt and commit evil deeds; not one of them practices what is good.
A Conservative Version
The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt. They have done abominable works. There is none that does good.
American Standard Version
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works; There is none that doeth good.
Amplified
They are corrupt, they have committed repulsive and unspeakable deeds;
There is no one who does good.
Darby Translation
{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.
Julia Smith Translation
To the overseer; of David. The fool said in his heart, No God. They were corrupted, they made their; works abominable, none doing good.
King James 2000
[To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.] The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that does good.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[The] fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt. They do abominable deeds. There is none who does good.
Modern King James verseion
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The fool has said in his heart, There is no God! They acted corruptly; they have done abominable works, there is none who does good.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} The fool hath said in his heart, "Tush, there is no God." They are corrupt, and become abominable in their doings; there is none that doeth good, no not one.
NET Bible
For the music director; by David. Fools say to themselves, "There is no God." They sin and commit evil deeds; none of them does what is right.
New Heart English Bible
The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt. They have done abominable works. There is none who does good.
The Emphasized Bible
The impious hath said in his heart - There is no God! They have acted corruptly, they have done an abominable deed, there is none that doeth good.
Webster
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
World English Bible
The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt. They have done abominable works. There is none who does good.
Youngs Literal Translation
To the Overseer. -- By David. A fool hath said in his heart, 'God is not;' They have done corruptly, They have done abominable actions, There is not a doer of good.
Themes
Atheism » General references to
Character » Of the wicked » Infidel
Character of the wicked » Infidel
Fools » Are » Corrupt and abominable
Infidelity » Doubters » Atheism, general references to
Sin » There not being a single person who does not sin
The fruit of righteousness » There being none that are righteous
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 14:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Plea For Deliverance
1 The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good. 2 The Lord was looking down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who had wisdom, searching after God.
Cross References
Psalm 10:4
The evil-doer in his pride says, God will not make a search. All his thoughts are, There is no God.
Romans 3:10-12
As it is said in the holy Writings, There is not one who does righteousness;
Genesis 6:5
And the Lord saw that the sin of man was great on the earth, and that all the thoughts of his heart were evil.
Genesis 6:11-12
And the earth was evil in God's eyes and full of violent ways.
1 Samuel 25:25
Let my lord give no attention to Nabal, that good-for-nothing: for as his name is, so is he, a man without sense: but I, your servant, did not see the young men whom my lord sent.
Job 15:16
How much less one who is disgusting and unclean, a man who takes in evil like water!
Job 22:13
And you say, What knowledge has God? is he able to give decisions through the deep dark?
Psalm 36:1-4
The sin of the evil-doer says in his heart, There is no fear of the Lord before his eyes.
Psalm 52:1-6
Why do you take pride in wrongdoing, lifting yourself up against the upright man all the day?
Psalm 53:1
The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.
Psalm 73:3
Because of my envy of the men of pride, when I saw the well-being of the wrongdoers.
Psalm 94:4-8
Words of pride come from their lips; all the workers of evil say great things of themselves.
Psalm 107:17
Foolish men, because of their sins, and because of their wrongdoing, are troubled;
Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.
Proverbs 1:22
How long, you simple ones, will foolish things be dear to you? and pride a delight to the haters of authority? how long will the foolish go on hating knowledge?
Proverbs 13:19
To get one's desire is sweet to the soul, but to give up evil is disgusting to the foolish.
Proverbs 27:22
Even if a foolish man is crushed with a hammer in a vessel among crushed grain, still his foolish ways will not go from him.
Isaiah 1:4
O nation full of sin, a people weighted down with crime, a generation of evil-doers, false-hearted children: they have gone away from the Lord, they have no respect for the Holy One of Israel, their hearts are turned back from him.
Matthew 12:34
You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth.
Matthew 15:19
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, the taking of life, broken faith between the married, unclean desires of the flesh, taking of property, false witness, bitter words:
Luke 12:20
But God said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then will be the owner of all the things which you have got together?
John 3:19-20
And this is the test by which men are judged: the light has come into the world and men have more love for the dark than for the light, because their acts are evil.
Romans 1:21-32
Because, having the knowledge of God, they did not give glory to God as God, and did not give praise, but their minds were full of foolish things, and their hearts, being without sense, were made dark.
Ephesians 2:1-3
And to you did he give life, when you were dead through your wrongdoing and sins,
Ephesians 2:12
That you were at that time without Christ, being cut off from any part in Israel's rights as a nation, having no part in God's agreement, having no hope, and without God in the world.
Titus 1:16
They say that they have knowledge of God, while by their acts they are turning their backs on him; they are hated by all, hard-hearted, and judged to be without value for any good work.
Titus 3:3
For in the past we were foolish, hard in heart, turned from the true way, servants of evil desires and pleasures, living in bad feeling and envy, hated and hating one another.
Revelation 21:8
But those who are full of fear and without faith, the unclean and takers of life, those who do the sins of the flesh, and those who make use of evil powers or who give worship to images, and all those who are false, will have their part in the sea of ever-burning fire which is the second death.