Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Fall of man » Man in consequence of » Abominable
How much less [pure and clean is] the one who is repulsive and corrupt,
Man, who drinks unrighteousness and injustice like water!
They have all turned aside, together they have become corrupt;
There is no one who does good, not even one.
Fall of man » Man in consequence of » Without understanding
The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men to see if there were any who understood, dealt wisely, and sought after God, inquiring for and of Him and requiring Him [of vital necessity]. They are all gone aside, they have all together become filthy; there is none that does good or right, no, not one.
Iniquity » The workers of iniquity
The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men to see if there were any who understood, dealt wisely, and sought after God, inquiring for and of Him and requiring Him [of vital necessity]. They are all gone aside, they have all together become filthy; there is none that does good or right, no, not one. Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread and who do not call on the Lord?
Drag me not away with the wicked, with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace with their neighbors, but malice and mischief are in their hearts. Repay them according to their work and according to the wickedness of their doings; repay them according to the work of their hands; render to them what they deserve. Because they regard not the works of the Lord nor the operations of His hands, He will break them down and not rebuild them.
For behold, Your enemies, O Lord,
For behold, Your enemies will perish;
All who do evil will be scattered.
Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph and exult? They pour out arrogant words, speaking hard things; all the evildoers boast loftily. They crush Your people, O Lord, and afflict Your heritage. read more.
They slay the widow and the transient stranger and murder the unprotected orphan. Yet they say, The Lord does not see, neither does the God of Jacob notice it.
They slay the widow and the transient stranger and murder the unprotected orphan. Yet they say, The Lord does not see, neither does the God of Jacob notice it.
The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the upright,
But it is ruin to those who do evil.
When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous (the upright, the one in right standing with God),
But to the evildoers it is disaster.
Righteousness » None, by nature have
“What is man, that he should be pure and clean,
Or he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous and just?
As it is written and forever remains written,
“There is none righteous [none that meets God’s standard], not even one.
They have all turned aside, together they have become corrupt;
There is no one who does good, not even one.
Seeking God » The wicked » Are gone out of the way of
The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men to see if there were any who understood, dealt wisely, and sought after God, inquiring for and of Him and requiring Him [of vital necessity]. They are all gone aside, they have all together become filthy; there is none that does good or right, no, not one.
Sin » There not being a single person who does not sin
Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, so death spread to all people [no one being able to stop it or escape its power], because they all sinned.
Verse Concepts
Who can say, “I have cleansed my heart,
I am pure from my sin?”
They are corrupt and evil, and have committed repulsive injustice;
There is no one who does good.
“When they sin against You (for there is no man who does not sin) and You are angry with them and hand them over to the enemy, so that they are carried away captive to the enemy’s land, [whether] far away or near;
Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who always does good and who never sins.
Well then, are we [Jews] superior and better off than they? No, not at all. We have already charged that all men, both Jews and Greeks (Gentiles), are under sin [held down by and subject to its power and control]. As it is written, None is righteous, just and truthful and upright and conscientious, no, not one. No one understands [no one intelligently discerns or comprehends]; no one seeks out God. read more.
All have turned aside; together they have gone wrong and have become unprofitable and worthless; no one does right, not even one!
All have turned aside; together they have gone wrong and have become unprofitable and worthless; no one does right, not even one!
For from of old no one has heard nor perceived by the ear, nor has the eye seen a God besides You, Who works and shows Himself active on behalf of him who [earnestly] waits for Him. You meet and spare him who joyfully works righteousness (uprightness and justice), [earnestly] remembering You in Your ways. Behold, You were angry, for we sinned; we have long continued in our sins [prolonging Your anger]. And shall we be saved? For we have all become like one who is unclean [ceremonially, like a leper], and all our righteousness (our best deeds of rightness and justice) is like filthy rags or a polluted garment; we all fade like a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away [far from God's favor, hurrying us toward destruction]. read more.
And no one calls on Your name and awakens and bestirs himself to take and keep hold of You; for You have hidden Your face from us and have delivered us into the [consuming] power of our iniquities.
And no one calls on Your name and awakens and bestirs himself to take and keep hold of You; for You have hidden Your face from us and have delivered us into the [consuming] power of our iniquities.
“When they sin against You (for there is no man who does not sin) and You are angry with them and hand them over to an enemy, so that they take them away captive to a land far away or near,
The [empty-headed] fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable deeds; there is none that does good or right. The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men to see if there were any who understood, dealt wisely, and sought after God, inquiring for and of Him and requiring Him [of vital necessity]. They are all gone aside, they have all together become filthy; there is none that does good or right, no, not one. read more.
Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread and who do not call on the Lord?
Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread and who do not call on the Lord?
And behold, there came a man up to Him, saying, Teacher, what excellent and perfectly and essentially good deed must I do to possess eternal life? And He said to him, Why do you ask Me about the perfectly and essentially good? There is only One Who is good [perfectly and essentially] -- "God. If you would enter into the Life, you must continually keep the commandments.
The fruit of righteousness » There being none that are righteous
The [empty-headed] fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable deeds; there is none that does good or right. The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men to see if there were any who understood, dealt wisely, and sought after God, inquiring for and of Him and requiring Him [of vital necessity]. They are all gone aside, they have all together become filthy; there is none that does good or right, no, not one. read more.
Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread and who do not call on the Lord?
Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread and who do not call on the Lord?
The goodness of the lord » There being none that do good
They are corrupt and evil, and have committed repulsive injustice;
There is no one who does good.
Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who always does good and who never sins.
Well then, are we [Jews] superior and better off than they? No, not at all. We have already charged that all men, both Jews and Greeks (Gentiles), are under sin [held down by and subject to its power and control]. As it is written, None is righteous, just and truthful and upright and conscientious, no, not one. No one understands [no one intelligently discerns or comprehends]; no one seeks out God. read more.
All have turned aside; together they have gone wrong and have become unprofitable and worthless; no one does right, not even one!
All have turned aside; together they have gone wrong and have become unprofitable and worthless; no one does right, not even one!
The [empty-headed] fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable deeds; there is none that does good or right. The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men to see if there were any who understood, dealt wisely, and sought after God, inquiring for and of Him and requiring Him [of vital necessity]. They are all gone aside, they have all together become filthy; there is none that does good or right, no, not one. read more.
Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread and who do not call on the Lord?
Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread and who do not call on the Lord?
And behold, there came a man up to Him, saying, Teacher, what excellent and perfectly and essentially good deed must I do to possess eternal life? And He said to him, Why do you ask Me about the perfectly and essentially good? There is only One Who is good [perfectly and essentially] -- "God. If you would enter into the Life, you must continually keep the commandments.