The Lord 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.
Psalm 14:1 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none that does good. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition THE [empty-headed] fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable deeds; there is none that does good or right. [Rom. 3:10.] American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible Fools say in their hearts, There is no God. They are corrupt and do evil things; not one of them does anything good. Catholic Public Domain Version A Psalm of David. O Lord, who will dwell in your tabernacle? Or who will rest on your holy mountain? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A psalm of David. Lord, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle? or who shall rest in thy holy hill? |
The Lord 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.
how much less one who is abominable and corrupt, a man who drinks iniquity like water!
Therefore you say, ‘What does God know? Can he judge through the deep darkness?
In the pride of his countenance the wicked does not seek him; all his thoughts are, “There is no God.”
Some were sick through their sinful ways, and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity; there is none that does good.
For I was envious of the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
“How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge?
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul; but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools.
Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his folly will not depart from him.
Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.
Ah, sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, offspring of evildoers, sons who deal corruptly! They have forsaken the Lord, they have despised the Holy One of Israel, they are utterly estranged.
They have spoken falsely of the Lord, and have said, ‘He will do nothing; no evil will come upon us, nor shall we see sword or famine.
They are all stubbornly rebellious, going about with slanders; they are bronze and iron, all of them act corruptly.
You brood of vipers! how can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, false witness, slander.
But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul is required of you; and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’
remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
They profess to know God, but they deny him by their deeds; they are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good deed.
For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by men and hating one another;
But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the polluted, as for murderers, fornicators, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their lot shall be in the lake that burns with fire and sulphur, which is the second death.”
Let not my lord regard this ill-natured fellow, Nabal; for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him; but I your handmaid did not see the young men of my lord, whom you sent.