23 Bible Verses about Godlessness
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The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is no one that does good. The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men to see if there were any that did understand and seek God. They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is no one that does good, no, not one.
The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They have corrupted themselves and have done abominable iniquity; there is no one that does good. God looked down from heaven upon the sons of Adam to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God. Every one of them is gone back; they are altogether become filthy; there is no one that does good, no, not one.
By reason of the great violence they shall call out; they cry out because of the strength of the many. But no one shall say, Where is God my maker, who gives songs in the night;
The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, does not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts. His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight; as for all his enemies, he puffs at them. He has said in his heart, I shall not be moved, for I shall never be in adversity.read more.
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity. He sits in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places he murders the innocent: his eyes are secretly set against the poor. He lies in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lies in wait to catch the poor: he catches the poor when he draws him into his net. He crouches and hides himself, and many are those who fall under his power. He has said in his heart, God has forgotten; he hides his face; he will never see it.
The rebellion of the wicked saith to my heart that there is no fear of God before his eyes. For he flatters himself in his own eyes until his iniquity is found to be hateful. The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit; he has left off to be wise and to do good.read more.
He devises iniquity upon his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he does not abhor evil.
The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbour, but the just are delivered with wisdom.
Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread of my judgment: Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and blaspheme the name of my God.
For both prophet and priest are feigned; even in my house I have found their wickedness, said the LORD. Therefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness; they shall be driven on and fall therein; for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.
Can the rush grow up without mire? Can the meadow grow without water? Whilst it is yet in its greenness and not cut down, it withers before any other herb. So are the paths of all that forget God, and the hypocrite's hope shall perish.read more.
For his hope shall be cut off, and his trust is a spider's web. He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand; he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure. Like a tree, he is green before the sun, and his branches go forth over his garden; his roots weave themselves around a spring and secure themselves even in a stony place. If he is uprooted from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee. Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth from where he was transplanted, others shall grow.
When he gives rest, who then can make trouble? If he hides his face, who then can behold him? This applies to a nation and the same to a man, that the hypocrite not reign, lest the people be ensnared.
The wicked shall be put into Sheol, all the Gentiles that forget God. For the humble shall not always be forgotten: the hope of the poor shall not perish for ever. Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the Gentiles be judged in thy sight.read more.
Put fear into them, O LORD: that the Gentiles may know themselves to be but men. Selah.
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and injustice of men, who hold back the truth with injustice;
Though he slay me, yet I will trust in him; but I will defend my ways before him. He also shall be my saving health; for the hypocrite shall not enter into his presence.
For the congregation of the hypocrites shall be made desolate, and fire shall consume the tents of bribery.
Dost thou not know this that always was, since man was placed upon earth, that the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?
For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he has stolen much, when God takes away his soul? Will God hear his cry when the tribulation comes upon him? Will he delight himself in the Almighty? Will he always call upon God?
And if they were bound in fetters and captive in cords of affliction, then he shall show them their work and that their rebellions prevailed. He opens their ear to instruction and commands that they turn from iniquity.read more.
If they hearken and serve him, they shall spend their days in goodness and their years in delight. But if they do not hearken, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge. But the hypocrites in heart shall irritate him more; they shall not cry out when he binds them.
But unto the wicked God saith, What part hast thou to declare my statutes or that thou should take my covenant in thy mouth? Seeing thou dost hate chastening and dost cast my words behind thee. When thou didst see a thief, then thou didst consent with him and hast been partaker with adulterers.read more.
Thou didst give thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frames deceit. Thou didst sit and speak against thy brother; thou didst slander thine own mother's son. These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou didst think that I was altogether such a one as thyself, but I will reprove thee and set them in order before thine eyes. Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I take you away, and there be none to deliver.
I will send him against a hypocritical nation, and upon the people of my wrath will I send him to take spoil and to take prey and to ready them that they might be tread down like the mire of the streets.
Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might. The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness has surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? Who among us shall dwell with eternal flames?
O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, turn away from profane voices and vain things and arguments in the vain name of science, which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.
And even if all Israel were saved, as it is written: There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall take away the ungodliness from Jacob; and this shall be my covenant unto them when I shall take away their sins.
