Psalm 14:1

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Summary

{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.

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They are

Abominable

Bible References

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

And you say, What knowledge has God? is he able to give decisions through the deep dark?

And because they had not the mind to keep God in their knowledge, God gave them up to an evil mind, to do those things which are not right;

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.

They are

The sin of the evil-doer says in his heart, There is no fear of the Lord before his eyes.

Words of pride come from their lips; all the workers of evil say great things of themselves.

And the Lord saw that the sin of man was great on the earth, and that all the thoughts of his heart were evil.

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.

Abominable

How much less one who is disgusting and unclean, a man who takes in evil like water!

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.

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:

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.