Parallel Verses

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.

Darby Translation

The wicked saith, in the haughtiness of his countenance, He doth not search out: 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
רשׁע 
Rasha` 
Usage: 263

גּבהּ 
Gobahh 
Usage: 17

will not seek
דּרשׁ 
Darash 
Usage: 164

אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

References

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Fausets

Hastings

God

Context Readings

A Prayer For God To Throw Down The Wicked

3 For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul, and the one greedy for gain curses and renounces the LORD. 4 The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek Him.
All his thoughts are, “There is no God.”
5 His ways prosper at all times; your judgments are on high, out of his sight; as for all his foes, he puffs at them.

Cross References

Psalm 53:1

The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity; there is none who does good.

Genesis 6:5

The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Exodus 5:2

But Pharaoh said, "Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and moreover, I will not let Israel go."

Deuteronomy 8:14

then your heart be lifted up, and you forget the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery,

Job 22:17

They said to God, 'Depart from us,' and 'What can the Almighty do to us?'

Psalm 14:1-2

The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none who does good.

Psalm 18:27

For you save a humble people, but the haughty eyes you bring down.

Psalm 27:8

You have said, "Seek my face." My heart says to you, "Your face, LORD, do I seek."

Psalm 36:1

Transgression speaks to the wicked deep in his heart; there is no fear of God before his eyes.

Psalm 101:5

Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly I will destroy. Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart I will not endure.

Proverbs 6:17

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

Proverbs 21:4

Haughty eyes and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, are sin.

Proverbs 30:9

lest I be full and deny you and say, "Who is the LORD?" or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God.

Proverbs 30:13

There are those--how lofty are their eyes, how high their eyelids lift!

Isaiah 2:11

The haughty looks of man shall be brought low, and the lofty pride of men shall be humbled, and the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.

Isaiah 3:9

For the look on their faces bears witness against them; they proclaim their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil on themselves.

Isaiah 59:7

Their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed innocent blood; their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; desolation and destruction are in their highways.

Isaiah 65:2

I spread out my hands all the day to a rebellious people, who walk in a way that is not good, following their own devices;

Jeremiah 2:31

And you, O generation, behold the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness to Israel, or a land of thick darkness? Why then do my people say, 'We are free, we will come no more to you'?

Jeremiah 4:14

O Jerusalem, wash your heart from evil, that you may be saved. How long shall your wicked thoughts lodge within you?

Daniel 5:22-23

And you his son,Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this,

Zephaniah 2:3

Seek the LORD, all you humble of the land, who do his just commands; seek righteousness; seek humility; perhaps you may be hidden on the day of the anger of the LORD.

Mark 7:21

For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,

Acts 8:22

Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you.

Romans 1:21

For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.

Romans 1:28

And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done.

Ephesians 2:12

remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated 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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