Psalms 53:1

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.

2 God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

3 Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their ways are vile. There is no one who does good.
KJV
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.
WEB
The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good.
ASV
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity; There is none that doeth good.
DARBY
{To the chief Musician. On Mahalath: an instruction. Of David.} The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God! They have corrupted themselves, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.
BLB
For the one directing. According to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. <span class=|reftext|><a href=|#|><b>1</b></a> The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt and have done abominable injustice; there is no one doing good.
ÅB
Dåren sier i sitt hjerte: Det er ikke noen Gud. Onde og avskyelige er deres misgjerninger; det er ikke noen som gjør godt.
OTB
Dåren sier i sitt hjerte: «Det er ingen Gud.»
De er fordervet og har gjort avskyelig urett;
Det er ingen som gjør godt.
B1930
Dåren sier i sitt hjerte: Det er ikke nogen Gud. Onde og vederstyggelige er deres misgjerninger; det er ikke nogen som gjør godt.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 10:4

    The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.

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  • Psalms 14:1–7

    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.

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  • Romans 3:10–31

    As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

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  • Luke 12:20

    But 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?

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  • Romans 1:28

    And 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;

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  • 1 Kings 14:24

    And there were also sodomites in the land: and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.

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  • Psalms 10:13

    Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.

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  • Psalms 10:11

    He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.

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