Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt. They have done abominable works. There is none that does good. 2 LORD looked down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if there were any who understood, who sought after God.
Cross References
Psalm 10:4
The wicked man, in the pride of his countenance, [says], He will not require [it]. All his thoughts are, There is no God.
Romans 3:10-12
as it is written, There is no righteous man, not even one.
Genesis 6:5
And LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Genesis 6:11-12
And the earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
1 Samuel 25:25
Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this worthless fellow, even Nabal, for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name, and folly is with him. But I thy handmaid saw not the young men of my lord whom thou sent.
Job 15:16
How much less one who is abominable and corrupt, a man who drinks iniquity like water!
Job 22:13
And thou say, What does God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?
Psalm 36:1-4
The transgression of the wicked man says within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.
Psalm 52:1-6
Why boast thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? The loving kindness of God [is] continual.
Psalm 53:1
The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity. There is none who does good.
Psalm 73:3
For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Psalm 92:6
A brutish man knows not, nor does a fool understand this.
Psalm 94:4-8
They prate, they speak arrogantly. All the workers of iniquity boast themselves.
Psalm 107:17
Fools are afflicted because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities.
Proverbs 1:7
The fear of LORD is the beginning of knowledge. The foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 1:22
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, and fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 13:19
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, but it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.
Proverbs 27:22
Though thou should pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
Isaiah 1:4
Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evil-doers, sons who deal corruptly! They have forsaken LORD. They have despised the Holy One of Israel. They have gone away backward.
Matthew 12:34
Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
Matthew 15:19
For from the heart comes forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, FALSE witnessings, revilings.
Luke 12:20
But God said to him, Thou foolish man, they demand thy soul from thee this night, and the things that thou prepared, whose will they be?
John 3:19-20
And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light, for their deeds were evil.
Romans 1:21-32
Because, although knowing God, they did not glorify him as God, nor were they thankful, but became vain in their reasonings and their heart was darkened without understanding.
Ephesians 2:1-3
Even you, who were dead in trespasses and sins
Ephesians 2:12
that ye were at that time independent of Christ, alienated from the citizenship of Israel, and alien of the covenants of the promise, having no hope and godless in the world.
Titus 1:16
They profess to know God, but in their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and worthless for every good work.
Titus 3:3
For we also were formerly foolish, disobedient, being led astray, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in evil and envy, hateful, hating each other.
Revelation 21:8
But for the cowards, and unbelieving, and sinful, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.