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Psalms 14:1
Psalms 14:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds; there is none who does good.
- New King James Version (NKJV)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.
Context of Psalms 14:1
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. 2Jehovah looked down from the heavens upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God. 3They have all gone aside, they are together become corrupt: there is none that doeth good, not even one.
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אָ֘מַ֤ר נָבָ֣ל בְּ֭לִבּוֹ אֵ֣ין אֱלֹהִ֑ים הִֽשְׁחִ֗יתוּ הִֽתְעִ֥יבוּ עֲלִילָ֗ה אֵ֣ין עֹֽשֵׂה־טֽוֹב׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 14:1
- Psalms 73:3For I was envious at the arrogant, seeing the prosperity of the wicked.
- Psalms 92:6A brutish man knoweth not, neither doth a fool understand it.
- Psalms 106:17The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram;
- 1 Samuel 25:25Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, Nabal; for as his name is, so is he: Nabal is his name, and folly is with him; and I thy handmaid did not see the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send.
- Proverbs 1:7The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge: fools despise wisdom and instruction.
- Proverbs 13:19The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; but it is abomination to the foolish to depart from evil.
- Proverbs 27:22If thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his folly depart from him.
- Luke 12:20But God said to him, Fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; and whose shall be what thou hast prepared?
- Psalms 10:4The wicked [saith], in the haughtiness of his countenance, He doth not search out: all his thoughts are, There is no God!
- Psalms 52:1Why boastest thou thyself in evil, thou mighty man? The loving-kindness of God [abideth] continually.
- Job 22:13And thou sayest, What doth God know? will he judge through the dark cloud?
- Romans 1:28And according as they did not think good to have God in [their] knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind to practise unseemly things;
- Ephesians 2:12that ye were at that time without Christ, aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
- Psalms 36:1The transgression of the wicked uttereth within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.
- Psalms 94:4[How long] shall they utter [and] speak insolence — all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?
- Genesis 6:5And Jehovah saw that the wickedness of Man was great on the earth, and every imagination of the thoughts of his heart only evil continually.
Commentaries on Psalms 14:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God - נבל nabal, which we render fool, signifies an empty fellow, a contemptible person, a villain. One who has a muddy head and an unclean heart; and, in his darkness and folly, says in his heart, "There is no God." "And none," says one, "but a fool would say so." The word is not to be taken in the strict sense in which we use the term atheist, that is, one who denies the being of a God, or confounds him with…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The fool - The word “fool” is often used in the Scriptures to denote a wicked man - as sin is the essence of folly. Compare Job 2:10; Psalm 74:18; Genesis 34:7; Deuteronomy 22:21. The Hebrew word is rendered “vile person” in Isaiah 32:5-6. Elsewhere it is rendered “fool, foolish,” and “foolish man.” It is designed to convey the idea that wickedness or impiety is essential folly, or to use a term in describing the wicked which will, perhaps, more than any…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1A description of the depravity of human nature, and the deplorable corruption of a great part of mankind. --The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. The sinner here described is an atheist, one that saith there is no Judge or Governor of the world, no Providence ruling over the affairs of men. He says this in his heart. He cannot satisfy himself that there is none, but wishes there were none, and pleases himself that it is possible there may be…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Also known as fools, the wicked talk to themselves, think, scheme (Psalm 10:4, 6, 11), and make claims. However, because they ignore God’s revelation, they lack understanding (Psalms 14:1; 39:8; 53:1; 74:18, 22).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-71. Sinners are termed "fools," because they think and act contrary to right reason (Ge 34:7; Jos 7:15; Psa 39:8; 74:18, 22). in his heart--to himself (Ge 6:12).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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