Psalms 14:1 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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.

English ASV

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.

English Amplified

To the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David. 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.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

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.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

For the choir director. Of David. [1] The fool says in his heart, “There’s no God.” They are corrupt; they do vile deeds. There is no one who does good.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

{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.

English EASY 2024

Only fools say to themselves, ‘There is no God.’ People like that do bad and evil things. None of them do things that are good and right.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

To the director: A song of David. Only fools think there is no God. People like that are evil and do terrible things. They never do what is right.

TO THE CHOIRMASTER. OF DAVID. The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none who does good.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Fools say to themselves, “There is no God!” They are all corrupt, and they have done terrible things; there is no one who does what is right.

English God's Word - GW 1995

For the choir director; by David. Godless fools say in their hearts, "There is no God." They are corrupt. They do disgusting things. There is no one who does good things.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

[For the choir director. Davidic.] The fool says in his heart, "God does not exist." They are corrupt; their actions are revolting. There is no one who does good.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

For the choir director. Of David. The wicked fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They act corruptly, they commit abominable deeds; There is no one who does good.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is no one who does good.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

For the leader. Of David. I Fools say in their hearts, "There is no God." Their deeds are loathsome and corrupt; not one does what is right.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Fools say to themselves, “There is no God.” They sin and commit evil deeds; none of them does what is right.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

For the director of music. A psalm of David. Foolish people say in their hearts, "There is no God." They do all kinds of horrible and evil things. No one does anything good.

English NIV

The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good.

English NKJ 1982

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.

English NLT

Only fools say in their hearts, "There is no God." They are corrupt, and their actions are evil; no one does good!

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Fools say in their hearts, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds; there is no one who does good.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Only the withering soul would say to himself, “There is no God.” Anyone who thinks like this is corrupt and callous, devoid of what is good.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none that does good.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

That man is a fool who says to himself, “There is no God!“ Anyone who talks like that is warped and evil and cannot really be a good person at all.

English Tyndale 1537

To the chanter, a Psalm of David The foolish bodies say in their hearts: Tush, there is no God. They are corrupt, and become abominable in their doings, there is not one that doth good.