New International Version All have turned away, all have become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one. New Living Translation But no, all have turned away; all have become corrupt. No one does good, not a single one! English Standard Version They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one. Berean Standard Bible All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one. Berean Literal Bible All have turned aside, together they have become corrupt; there is no one doing good, not even one. King James Bible They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one. New King James Version They have all turned aside, They have together become corrupt; There is none who does good, No, not one. New American Standard Bible They have all turned aside, together they are corrupt; There is no one who does good, not even one. NASB 1995 They have all turned aside, together they have become corrupt; There is no one who does good, not even one. NASB 1977 They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt; There is no one who does good, not even one. Legacy Standard Bible They have all turned aside, altogether they have become worthless; There is no one who does good, not even one. Amplified Bible They have all turned aside, together they have become corrupt; There is no one who does good, not even one. Berean Annotated Bible All have turned away, they have together become corrupt [worthless]; there is no one who does good, not even one <Rom 3:10–12>. Christian Standard Bible All have turned away; all alike have become corrupt. There is no one who does good, not even one. Holman Christian Standard Bible All have turned away; all alike have become corrupt. There is no one who does good, not even one. American Standard Version They are all gone aside; they are together become filthy; There is none that doeth good, no, not one. Contemporary English Version But all of them are corrupt; no one does right. English Revised Version They are all gone aside; they are together become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. GOD'S WORD® Translation Everyone has turned away. Together they have become rotten to the core. No one, not even one person, does good things. Good News Translation But they have all gone wrong; they are all equally bad. Not one of them does what is right, not a single one. International Standard Version All have turned away, together they have become corrupt; no one practices what is good, not even one. NET Bible Everyone rejects God; they are all morally corrupt. None of them does what is right, not even one! New Heart English Bible They have all turned away. They have together become corrupt. There is no one who does good, no, not one. Webster's Bible Translation They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleAll have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one. World English Bible They have all gone aside. They have together become corrupt. There is no one who does good, no, not one. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThe whole have turned aside, "" Together they have been filthy: There is not a doer of good, not even one. Berean Literal Bible All have turned aside, together they have become corrupt; there is no one doing good, not even one. Young's Literal Translation The whole have turned aside, Together they have been filthy: There is not a doer of good, not even one. Smith's Literal Translation All turned away together, they were corrupted: none doing good, not even one. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThey are all gone aside, they are become unprofitable together: there is none that doth good, no not one. Their throat is an open sepulchre: with their tongues they acted deceitfully; the poison of asps is under their lips. Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness; their feet are swift to shed blood. Destruction and unhappiness in their ways: and the way of peace they have not known: there is no fear of God before their eyes. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible All have gone astray; all alike are perverse. Not one does what is good, not even one. New Revised Standard Version They have all gone astray, they are all alike perverse; there is no one who does good, no, not one. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThey are all gone astray and have been rejected all together; there is none that does good; no, not one. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated All have gone astray together and they have been rejected; there is none who does good; not even one. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917They are all corrupt, they are together become impure; There is none that doeth good, no, not one. Brenton Septuagint Translation They are all gone out of the way, they are together become good for nothing, there is none that does good, no not one. Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness; their feet are swift to shed blood: destruction and misery are in their ways; and the way of peace they have not known: there is no fear of God before their eyes. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible (Voice ▾ Musical ▾) Context The Fool Says There is No God…2The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God. 3All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one. 4Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; they refuse to call upon the LORD.… Cross References All have turned away, Isaiah 53:6 We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all. Deuteronomy 9:16 And I saw how you had sinned against the LORD your God; you had made for yourselves a molten calf. You had turned aside quickly from the way that the LORD had commanded you. Jeremiah 2:13 “For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water. they have together become corrupt; Genesis 6:12 And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt; for all living creatures on the earth had corrupted their ways. Deuteronomy 32:5 His people have acted corruptly toward Him; the blemish on them is not that of His children, but of a perverse and crooked generation. Ephesians 4:22 to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; there is no one who does good, Romans 3:10 As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one. Ecclesiastes 7:20 Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins. Micah 7:2 The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net. not even one. Romans 3:12 All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.” Job 14:4 Who can bring out clean from unclean? No one! 1 Kings 8:46 When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to his own land, whether far or near, Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Genesis 6:5 Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time. Genesis 8:21 When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done. Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? Treasury of Scripture They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that does good, no, not one. all gone Psalm 119:176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments. Ecclesiastes 7:29 Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions. Isaiah 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. filthy. Psalm 38:5 My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness. Job 15:16 How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water? Isaiah 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. there Psalm 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. Exodus 8:31 And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; there remained not one. Exodus 12:30 And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead. Jump to Previous Alike Astray Corrupt Doer Filthy Good Impure Together Turned Unclean Way WholeJump to Next Alike Astray Corrupt Doer Filthy Good Impure Together Turned Unclean Way WholePsalm 14 1. David describes a natural man4. He convinces the wicked by the light of their conscience 7. He glories in the salvation of God All have turned away, Humanity has deliberately departed from God’s righteous ways, following the pattern of rebellion first seen in Eden. Sin is not merely weakness or mistake but a refusal to live under God’s authority. Isa 53:6 We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned… they have together become corrupt; The fall has affected the whole human race. Like the world before the flood, mankind’s ways are spoiled by sin, and no society or generation escapes its effects. Gen 6:12 And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt;… there is no one who does good, Measured by God’s perfect holiness, no person produces the righteousness required to stand innocent before Him. Human effort cannot remove guilt or restore the broken relationship caused by sin. Rom 3:10 As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one. not even one. No exception exists among fallen people. Only Jesus Christ lived in complete obedience to God, and through Him sinners may receive the righteousness they cannot attain themselves. Rom 3:12 All have turned away, they have together become worthless;… Persons / Places / Events 1. DavidTraditionally attributed as the author of Psalm 14, David was the second king of Israel and a man after God's own heart. He often wrote about the human condition and the need for God's intervention. 2. Israel The nation to whom the Psalms were originally addressed. Israel's history is marked by cycles of faithfulness and rebellion, reflecting the themes of turning away from God. 3. The Fool Mentioned earlier in Psalm 14, the fool is a person who denies God and lives in moral corruption, setting the stage for the universal declaration of human sinfulness in verse 3. Teaching Points Universal SinfulnessThe verse highlights the universal nature of sin. Every person has turned away from God, emphasizing the need for divine grace and redemption. Moral Corruption The Hebrew word for "corrupt" (shachath) implies moral decay and destruction. This corruption affects all aspects of human life and relationships. Need for a Savior Recognizing our inability to do good on our own points us to the necessity of a Savior, Jesus Christ, who redeems us from our sinful state. Self-Examination Believers are called to examine their own lives for areas where they have turned away from God and seek His forgiveness and guidance. Community Accountability The phrase "together become corrupt" suggests a collective responsibility. Christians are encouraged to hold each other accountable and support one another in pursuing righteousness. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Psalm 14:3?2. How does Psalm 14:3 describe humanity's spiritual condition before God? 3. What actions can we take to avoid being "corrupt" as in Psalm 14:3? 4. How does Romans 3:10-12 connect with the message of Psalm 14:3? 5. In what ways can we seek God's righteousness in our daily lives? 6. How can acknowledging our sinfulness lead to spiritual growth and transformation? 7. How does Psalm 14:3 define human nature according to the Bible? 8. What theological implications arise from "no one does good" in Psalm 14:3? 9. How does Psalm 14:3 relate to the concept of original sin? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Psalm 14? (3) Filthy.--Better, corrupt or putrid. Comp. the Roman satirist's description of his age:-- "Nothing is left, nothing for future times To add to the full catalogue of crimes. The baffled sons must feel the same desires And act the same mad follies as their sires. Vice has attained its zenith."--JUVENAL: Sat. i. Between Psalm 14:3-4 the Alexandrian MS. of the LXX., followed by the Vulg. and the English Prayer-book version, and the Arabic, insert from Romans 3:13-18, the passage beginning, "Their throat is an open sepulchre." The fact of these verses, which are really a cento from various psalms and Isaiah, following immediately on the quotation of Psalm 14:2-3, led the copyist to this insertion. (See Note in New Testament Commentary to Romans 3:13.) . . . Verse 3. - They are all gone aside. Haccol (הַכֹּל), "the totality" - one and all of them had turned aside, like the Israelites at Sinai (Exodus 32:8); they had quitted the way of righteousness, and turned to wicked courses. The expression "denotes a general - all but universal-corruption" ('Speaker's Commentary'). They are all together become filthy; literally, sour, rancid - like milk that has turned, or butter that has become bad. There is none that doeth good, no, not one. St. Paul's application of this passage (Romans 3:10-12), to prove that "all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God" (ver. 23), goes beyond the intention of the psalmist. Psalm 14:3 paints a sobering, universal portrait: every person has turned from God, corruption is collective, genuine goodness (by God’s standard) is absent, and there are zero exceptions. The verse demolishes self-reliance and drives us to the only true refuge—God’s grace revealed in Jesus Christ.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Allהַכֹּ֥ל (hak·kōl) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every have turned away, סָר֮ (sār) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5493: To turn aside they have together יַחְדָּ֪ו (yaḥ·dāw) Adverb Strong's 3162: A unit, unitedly become corrupt; נֶ֫אֱלָ֥חוּ (ne·’ĕ·lā·ḥū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 444: To muddle, to turn, corrupt there is no אֵ֤ין (’ên) Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle one who does עֹֽשֵׂה־ (‘ō·śêh-) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct Strong's 6213: To do, make good, ט֑וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good not אֵ֝֗ין (’ên) Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle even גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and one. אֶחָֽד׃ (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first Additonal Resources Psalm 14:3 Blue Letter BiblePsalm 14:3 Bible Gateway Psalm 14:3 Bible.com Psalm 14:3 NIV |
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