Psalms 14:1
“To the chiefe musician, A Psalme of Dauid. The foole hath sayd in his heart, There is no God: they are corrupt, they haue done abominable workes, there is none that doeth good.”
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Psalms 14:1 Context
1[To the chiefe musician, A Psalme of Dauid.] The foole hath sayd in his heart, There is no God: they are corrupt, they haue done abominable workes, there is none that doeth good. 2The Lord looked downe from heauen vpon the children of men; to see if there were any that did vnderstand and seeke God. 3They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no not one.
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Other Translations for Psalms 14:1
(To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David.) 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.
- King James Version
The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God. They are corrupt, they have committed abominable deeds; There is no one who does good."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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.
- American Standard Version (1901)
<To the chief music-maker. Of David.> The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.
- Basic English Bible
{To the chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David.} 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.
- Darby Bible
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 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.
- Webster's Bible
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.
- World English Bible
To the Overseer. -- By David. A fool hath said in his heart, `God is not;' They have done corruptly, They have done abominable actions, There is not a doer of good.
- Youngs Literal Bible
For the Leader. A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart: 'There is no God'; they have dealt corruptly, they have done abominably; there is none that doeth good.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Psalms 14:1
14:1 The fool - The wicked man. Good - That is, actions really good or pleasing to God.