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 are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. 2Yhwh looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. 3They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

Psalms 14:1 word by word

אָ֘מַ֤ר נָבָ֣ל בְּ֭לִבּוֹ אֵ֣ין אֱלֹהִ֑ים הִֽשְׁחִ֗יתוּ הִֽתְעִ֥יבוּ עֲלִילָ֗ה אֵ֣ין עֹֽשֵׂה־טֽוֹב׃Read the interlinear

• The foolנָבָלnâbâl · foolishH5036
• hath saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• in his heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• no Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• They are corruptשָׁחַתshâchath · to ruinH7843
• they have done abominableתַּעָבtâ‛ab · to abhorH8581
• worksעֲלִילָה‛ălîylâh ‛ălilâh · wantonnessH5949
• none that doethעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• goodטוֹבţôb · goodH2896

Cross-references for Psalms 14:1

• Psalms 73:3For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
• Psalms 92:6A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.
• 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, even 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, whom thou didst send.
• Proverbs 1:7The fear of Yhwh is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
• Proverbs 13:19The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
• Proverbs 27:22Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
• Luke 12:20But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
• Psalms 10:4The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.
• Psalms 52:1Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.
• Job 22:13And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
• Romans 1:28And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
• Ephesians 2:12That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
• Psalms 36:1The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.
• Psalms 94:4How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?
• Genesis 6:5And Yhwh saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was 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

Topics related to Psalms 14:1

• Atheism
• Blindness
• Character
• Depravity of Man
• Fool
• Infidelity
• Quotations and Allusions
• Skepticism

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Aside
• Corrupt
• Eat
• Fool
• None
• Shame
• Wise, wisdom
• Atheism

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