23 Bible Verses about Godlessness

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. Yahweh, out of the heavens, looked down over the sons of men, - to see whether there was one that showed wisdom, enquiring after God: - The whole, have turned aside, Together have they become tainted, - There is none that doeth good, not so much as, one!

The impious hath said in his heart, There is no God! They have acted corruptly, They have wrought abominable perversity, There is none that doeth good: - God, out of the heavens, looked down upon the sons of men, - To see whether there was one that showed wisdom, Enquiring after God. They all, have turned back, together have they become tainted, - There is none that doeth good, Not so much as, one!

By reason of the multitude of oppressions, men make outcry, They cry for help, by reason of the arm of the mighty; But none saith - Where is GOD my maker, Who giveth songs in the night;

The lawless one, in the loftiness of his countenance, will not enquire, God is not in any of his plots: His ways are firm at all times, On high, are thy righteous regulations, out of his sight, As for all his adversaries, he puffeth at them: He hath said in his heart, I shall not be shaken, - From generation to generation, shall I be in no misfortune.read more.
With cursing, his mouth is full, and with deceptions and oppression, Under his tongue, are trouble and mischief: He abideth in the lurking-place of villages, In the hiding-places, he murdereth the innocent, - His eyes, for the unfortunate, are on the watch: He lieth in wait in a hiding-place, like a lion in his covert, He lieth in wait to catch the humbled, He catcheth the humbled, by drawing him into his net: He croucheth, he lieth down, then falleth he with his strong claws upon the unfortunate. He hath said in his heart, GOD hath forgotten, - He hath veiled his face, Oh he hath never seen!

Declareth the transgression of the lawless one, within my heart, There is, no dread of God, before his eyes; For he flattereth himself too much in his own eyes, to find his iniquity - to hate it . The words of his mouth, are iniquity and deceit, he hath left off to show discretion by doing well:read more.
Iniquity, deviseth he upon his bed, - he taketh his stand in a way, not good, Wrong, doth he not abhor!

With the mouth, a profane man destroyeth his neighbour, but, through knowledge, shall righteous men be delivered.

Vanity and falsehood, remove far from me, Neither poverty nor riches, give me, Feed me with the food appointed me: Lest I be full, and deny, and say - Who is Yahweh? or lest I be impoverished and steal, and do violence to the Name of my God.

For both prophet and priest, are profane, - Even in my house, have I found their wickedness, Declareth Yahweh. Therefore, shall their way become to them like slippery places in darkness, They shall be driven on and shall fall therein, - For I will bring in upon them calamity - The year of their visitation, Declareth Yahweh.

Can the paper-reed grow up, without a marsh? Or the rush grow up, without water? Though while still, in its freshness, it be not plucked off, yet, before any kind of grass, it doth wither: So, shall be the latter end of all who forget GOD, and, the hope of the impious, shall perish:read more.
Whose trust shall be contemptible, - and, a spider's web, his confidence: He leaneth upon his house, and it will not stand, he holdeth it fast, and it will not remain erect. Full of moisture he is, before the sun, and, over his garden, his shoot goeth forth: Over a heap, his roots are entwined, a place of stones, he descrieth; If one destroy him out of his place, then will it disown him saying - I have not seen thee. Lo! that, is the joy of his way, - and, out of the dust, shall others spring up.

When, he, giveth quiet, who then shall condemn? And, when he hideth his face, who then shall sing of him? whether unto a nation or unto mankind altogether, That impious men may not reign, nor be ensnarers of the people.

The lawless, shall return, to hades, all nations forgetful of God. For, not always, shall the needy, be forgotten, - nor, the hope of the oppressed, perish for ever. Rise! Yahweh! let man not prevail, let the nations be judged before thee.read more.
Appoint, O Yahweh, a terror for them, - Let the nations know that they are men. Selah.

For there is being revealed an anger of God from heaven - against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who, the truth, in unrighteousness, do hold down; -

Lo! he may slay me, yet , for him, will I wait, - Nevertheless, my ways - unto his face, will I show to be right: Even he, will be on my side - unto salvation, For, not before his face, shall any impious person come.

For, the family of the impious, is unfruitful, and, a fire, hath devoured the tents of bribery;

Knowest thou, this - from antiquity, from the placing of man upon earth: - That, the joy-shout of the lawless, is short, and, the rejoicing of the impious, for a moment?

For what shall be the hope of the impious, though he graspeth with greed, when GOD shall draw forth his soul? His outcry, will GOD hear, when there cometh upon him distress? Verily, in the Almighty, he will not find delight, nor call on GOD continually!

But, if, bound in fetters, they have been captured with cords of affliction, Then hath he declared to them their deed, and their transgressions - that they were wont to behave themselves proudly; Thus hath he uncovered their ear to a warning, and said - that they should turn from iniquity.read more.
If they would hearken, and serve, they should complete their days, in prosperity, and their years, in pleasantness; But, if they would not hearken, by a weapon, should they pass away, and breathe their last, no one knowing. Yea, the impious in heart, should store up anger, They should not cry for help, when he bound them.

But, to the lawless one, God saith, What hast, thou, to do, to recount my statutes? Or that thou hast taken up my covenant upon thy mouth? Seeing that, thou, hast hated correction, And hast cast my words behind thee; If thou sawest a thief, then didst thou run with him, - And, with adulterers, hath been thy chosen life;read more.
Thy mouth, hast thou thrust into wickedness, And, thy tongue, kept weaving deceit; Thou wouldst sit down - Against thine own brother, wouldst thou speak, Against thine own mother's son, wouldst thou expose a fault: - These things, hast thou done, and I have kept silence, Thou thoughtest that I should really be like thyself, I will convict thee, yea I will set thine offences in order before thine eyes. Understand this, I pray you, ye forgetters of GOD, Lest I tear in pieces, and there be none to deliver: -

Against an irreligious nation, will I send him, Yea against the people with whom I am wroth, will I command him, - To capture spoil And lay hold on prey, And cause them to be trodden down as the mire of the lanes.

Hear - ye that are far off. what I have done, And know - ye that are near my might: Terror-stricken in Zion, - are sinners, Shuddering hath seized the impious, - Who among us can sojourn with a fire that devoureth? Who among us can sojourn with burnings age-abiding?

But, from the profane and old-wives' stories, excuse thyself, and be training thyself unto godliness;

O Timothy! that which hath been entrusted, do thou guard, avoiding the profane pratings and oppositions of falsely named knowledge, - Which, some professing, concerning the faith, have missed the mark! Favour be with you.

And, so, all Israel shall be saved: even as it is written - There shall have come out of Zion the Deliverer, - He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob; And, this, for them, is the covenant from me, as soon as I take away their sins.