Tree of Life Version
Psalms 14:1
1For the music director, of David. The fool said in his heart: “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good.
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
For the music director, of David. The fool said in his heart: “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good. 2Adonai looked down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God. 3They all turned aside, became corrupt. There is no one who does good —not even one.
Read all of Psalms 14Psalms 14:1 word by word
אָ֘מַ֤ר נָבָ֣ל בְּ֭לִבּוֹ אֵ֣ין אֱלֹהִ֑ים הִֽשְׁחִ֗יתוּ הִֽתְעִ֥יבוּ עֲלִילָ֗ה אֵ֣ין עֹֽשֵׂה־טֽוֹב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- 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 envied the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
- Psalms 92:6How great are Your works, Adonai! How profound are Your thoughts!
- Psalms 106:17The earth opened up, swallowed Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.
- 1 Samuel 25:25Please my lord, pay no attention to this worthless fellow, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he—Nabal is his name and disgraceful folly is with him. But I, your maidservant, did not see the young men of my lord whom you sent.
- Proverbs 1:7The fear of Adonai is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
- Proverbs 13:19A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools detest turning away from evil.
- Proverbs 27:22Even if you pound the fool along with the grain in a mortar with a pestle, his foolishness would never leave him.
- Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘You fool! Tonight your soul is being demanded back from you! And what you have prepared, whose will that be?’
- Psalms 10:4The wicked one, with his nose in the air, never seeks Him. All his thoughts are: “There is no God.”
- Psalms 52:1For the music director: a contemplative song of David,
- Job 22:13Yet you say, ‘What does God know? Does He judge through such thick darkness?
- Romans 1:28And just as they did not see fit to recognize God, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what is not fitting.
- Ephesians 2:12At that time you were separate from Messiah, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
- Psalms 36:1For the music director, of David the servant of Adonai.
- Psalms 94:4They gush out, they speak arrogance— all the evildoers keep boasting.
- Genesis 6:5Then Adonai saw that the wickedness of humankind was great on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of their heart was only evil all the time.
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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