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{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.

New American Standard Bible

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, they have committed abominable deeds;
There is no one who does good.

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.The fool says in his heart, “God does not exist.”
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

The [spiritually ignorant] fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”
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.

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.

Devotionals

Devotionals about Psalm 14:1

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Context Readings

A Plea For Deliverance

1 {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. 2 The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that would understand and seek after God.



Cross References

Psalm 10:4

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

Romans 3:10-12

as it is written, "There is none righteous, no not one:

Genesis 6:5

And when the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was increased upon the earth, and that all the imagination and thoughts of his heart was only evil continually,

Genesis 6:11-12

And the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and was full of mischief.

1 Samuel 25:25

Let not my lord regard this unthrifty man Nabal, for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name and folly is with him. But I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord which thou sendest.

Job 15:16

How much more then an abominable and vile man, which drinketh wickedness like water?

Job 22:13

wilt thou therefore say, 'Tush, how should God know? Doth his dominion reach beyond the clouds?

Psalm 36:1-4

{To the Chanter, of David the servant of the Lord} My heart showeth me the wickedness of the ungodly, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

Psalm 52:1-6

{To the Chanter, an exhortation of David when Doeg the Edomite came to Saul, and showed him, saying: David is come to the house of Abimelech} Thy boastest thou thyself, thou tyrant, that thou canst do mischief, whereas the goodness of God endureth yet daily?

Psalm 53:1

{To the Chanter, upon Mahalath, an instruction of David} The foolish bodies say in their hearts, "Tush, there is no God." Corrupt are they, and become abominable in their wickednesses, there is not one that doeth good.

Psalm 73:3

And why? I was grieved at the wicked, to see the ungodly in such prosperity.

Psalm 92:6

An unwise man will not know this, and a fool will not understand it -

Psalm 94:4-8

How long shall all wicked doers speak so disdainfully, and make such proud boasting?

Psalm 107:17

Foolish men were plagued for their offense, and because of their wickedness.

Proverbs 1:7

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. But fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Proverbs 1:22

"O ye children, how long will ye love childishness? How long will the scorners delight in scorning, and the unwise be enemies unto knowledge?

Proverbs 13:19

When a desire is brought to pass, it delighteth the soul; but fools count it abomination to depart from evil.

Proverbs 27:22

Though thou shouldest bray a fool with a pedestal in a mortar like oatmeal, yet will not his foolishness go from him.

Isaiah 1:4

Alas for this sinful nation, which are expert in blasphemies; a seed of ungracious people, corrupt in their ways. They have forsaken the LORD; they have provoked the holy one of Israel unto anger, and are gone backward.

Matthew 12:34

O generation of vipers, how can ye say well, when ye yourselves are evil? For of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh.

Matthew 15:19

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, breaking of wedlock, whoredom, theft, false witness-bearing, blasphemy.

Luke 12:20

But God said unto him, 'Thou fool, this night will they fetch away thy soul again from thee. Then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?'

John 3:19-20

And this is the condemnation: that light is come into the world, and the men have loved darkness more than light, because their deeds were evil.

Romans 1:21-32

inasmuch as when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful: but waxed full of vanities in their imaginations. And their foolish hearts were blinded.

Ephesians 2:1-3

And you hath he quickened also, that were dead in trespass and sin:

Ephesians 2:12

remember, I say, that ye were at that time without Christ, and were reputed aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and were strangers from the testaments of promise, and had no hope, and were without God in this world.

Titus 1:16

They confess that they know God: but with the deeds they deny him and are abominable, and disobedient, and unto all good works discommendable.

Titus 3:3

For we ourselves also were in times past, unwise, disobedient, deceived, in danger to lusts, and to divers manners of voluptuousness, living in maliciousness and envy, full of hate, hating one another.

Revelation 21:8

But the fearful and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."

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