Psalm 53:1

Conservative English Version

(A special psalm by David for the music leader. To the tune "Mahalath.") Only a fool would say, "There is no God!" People like that are worthless! They are heartless and cruel and never do right.

Cross References

1 Kings 12:26

One day, Jeroboam started thinking, "Everyone in Israel still goes to the temple in Jerusalem to offer sacrifices to the LORD. What if they become loyal to David's family again? They will kill me and accept Rehoboam as their king."

1 Kings 14:24

Even worse, they allowed prostitutes at the shrines, and followed the disgusting customs of the foreign nations that the LORD had forced out of Canaan.

Job 14:4

There's no way a human can be completely pure.

Job 15:16

what chance do humans have? We are so terribly evil that we thirst for sin.

Psalm 10:11

They say, "God can't see! He's got on a blindfold."

Psalm 10:13

The wicked don't respect you. In their hearts they say, "God won't punish us!"

Psalm 10:4

The wicked are too proud to turn to you or even think about you.

Psalm 10:6

In their hearts they say, "Nothing can hurt us! We'll always be happy and free from trouble."

Psalm 88:1

(A song and a psalm by the people of Korah for the music leader. To the tune "Mahalath Leannoth." A special psalm by Heman the Ezrahite.) You keep me safe, LORD God. So when I pray at night,

Psalm 92:6

for an ignorant fool to know or understand.

Ezekiel 16:47

You followed their way of life and their wicked customs, and soon you were more disgusting than they were.

Ezekiel 16:51

You people of Jerusalem have sinned twice as much as the people of Samaria. In fact, your evil ways have made both Sodom and Samaria look innocent.

Matthew 5:22

But I promise you that if you are angry with someone, you will have to stand trial. If you call someone a fool, you will be taken to court. And if you say that someone is worthless, you will be in danger of the fires of hell.

Luke 12:20

But God said to him, "You fool! Tonight you will die. Then who will get what you have stored up?"

Romans 1:21

They know about God, but they don't honor him or even thank him. Their thoughts are useless, and their stupid minds are in the dark.

Romans 1:28

Since these people refused even to think about God, he let their useless minds rule over them. That's why they do all sorts of indecent things.

Ephesians 5:12

It is disgusting even to talk about what is done in the dark.

Deuteronomy 12:31

No, you should not! The LORD hates the disgusting way those nations worship their gods, because they even burn their sons and daughters as sacrifices.

1 Peter 4:3

You have already lived long enough like people who don't know God. You were immoral and followed your evil desires. You went around drinking and partying and carrying on. In fact, you even worshiped disgusting idols.