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Of David. The fool says in his heart, &#8220There is no God.&#8221 They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good. <a href="/nlt/psalms/14.htm">New Living Translation</a> Only fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their actions are evil; not one of them does good! <a href="/esv/psalms/14.htm">English Standard Version</a> The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds; there is none who does good. <a href="/bsb/psalms/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> For the choirmaster. Of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good. <a href="/kjv/psalms/14.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/psalms/14.htm">New King James Version</a> To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. 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. <a href="/nasb_/psalms/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For the music director. A Psalm of David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they have committed detestable acts; There is no one who does good. <a href="/nasb/psalms/14.htm">NASB 1995</a> For the choir director. A Psalm of David. The fool has said in his heart, &#8220There is no God.&#8221 They are corrupt, they have committed abominable deeds; There is no one who does good. <a href="/nasb77/psalms/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a> 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. <a href="/lsb/psalms/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> 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. <a href="/amp/psalms/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a> To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The [spiritually ignorant] fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they have committed repulsive and unspeakable deeds; There is no one who does good. <a href="/csb/psalms/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For the choir director. Of David. The fool says in his heart, “There’s no God.” They are corrupt; they do vile deeds. There is no one who does good. <a href="/hcsb/psalms/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For the choir director. Davidic. The fool says in his heart, &#8220God does not exist.&#8221 They are corrupt; they do vile deeds. There is no one who does good. <a href="/asv/psalms/14.htm">American Standard Version</a> For 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. <a href="/cev/psalms/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Only a fool would say, "There is no God!" People like that are worthless; they are heartless and cruel and never do right. <a href="/erv/psalms/14.htm">English Revised Version</a> For 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. <a href="/gwt/psalms/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> [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. <a href="/gnt/psalms/14.htm">Good News Translation</a> 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. <a href="/isv/psalms/14.htm">International Standard Version</a> Fools say to themselves, "There is no God." They are corrupt and commit evil deeds; not one of them practices what is good. <a href="/msb/psalms/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For the choirmaster. Of David. The fool says in his heart, ?There is no God.? They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good. <a href="/net/psalms/14.htm">NET Bible</a> For the music director; by David. Fools say to themselves, "There is no God." They sin and commit evil deeds; none of them does what is right. <a href="/nheb/psalms/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> [For the Chief Musician. By David.] The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt. They do abominable works. There is none who does good. <a href="/wbt/psalms/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/psalms/14.htm">World English Bible</a> For the Chief Musician. By David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt. They have done abominable deeds. There is no one who does good. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/psalms/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> TO THE OVERSEER. BY DAVID. A fool has said in his heart, “There is no God”; They have done corruptly, "" They have done abominable actions, "" There is not a doer of good. <a href="/ylt/psalms/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/psalms/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> To the overseer; of David. The fool said in his heart, No God. They were corrupted, they made their; works abominable, none doing good.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/psalms/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Unto the end, a psalm for David. The fool hath said in his heart: There is no God, They are corrupt, and are become abominable in their ways: there is none that doth good, no not one. <a href="/cpdv/psalms/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> <V 13:1>Unto the end. A Psalm of David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They were corrupted, and they have become abominable in their studies. There is no one who does good; there is not even one. <a href="/nabre/psalms/14.htm">New American Bible</a> For the leader. Of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” Their deeds are loathsome and corrupt; not one does what is good. <a href="/nrsvce/psalms/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds; there is no one who does good.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/psalms/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> THE fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have been defiled by their own devices; there is none that does good. <a href="/hpbt/psalms/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> The evil one has said in his heart, "There is no God.” They are corrupted and they are defiled in their schemes and there is none who does good.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/psalms/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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. <a href="/sep/psalms/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> For the end, Psalm of David. The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They have corrupted themselves, and become abominable in their devices; there is none that does goodness, there is not even so much as one. <a href="/parallel/psalms/14-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=1147" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/psalms/14.htm">The Fool Says There is No God</a> 1<a href="/hebrew/5329.htm" title="5329: lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ (Prep-l, Art:: V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- Preeminent or enduring. A primitive root; properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. To be eminent; also, to be permanent.">For the choirmaster.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: lə·ḏā·wiḏ (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">Of David.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5036.htm" title="5036: nā·ḇāl (Adj-ms) -- Foolish, senseless. From nabel; stupid; wicked."> The fool</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: bə·lib·bōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">in his heart,</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">“There is no</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/7843.htm" title="7843: hiš·ḥî·ṯū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- Perhaps to go to ruin. A primitive root; to decay, i.e. ruin.">They are corrupt;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5949.htm" title="5949: ‘ă·lî·lāh (N-fs) -- Or malilah; from alal in the sense of effecting; an exploit, or a performance; by implication, an opportunity.">their acts</a> <a href="/hebrew/8581.htm" title="8581: hiṯ·‘î·ḇū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To abhor. A primitive root; to loathe, i.e. detest.">are vile.</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">There is no</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ō·śêh- (V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">one who does</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·wḇ (N-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">good.</a> 2The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/romans/3-10.htm">Romans 3:10-12</a> As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one. / There is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. / All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.” <a href="/psalms/53-1.htm">Psalm 53:1-3</a> For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their ways are vile. There is no one who does good. / God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God. / All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one. <a href="/proverbs/1-7.htm">Proverbs 1:7</a> The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. <a href="/proverbs/14-9.htm">Proverbs 14:9</a> Fools mock the making of amends, but goodwill is found among the upright. <a href="/isaiah/32-6.htm">Isaiah 32:6</a> For a fool speaks foolishness; his mind plots iniquity. He practices ungodliness and speaks falsely about the LORD; he leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink. <a href="/jeremiah/4-22.htm">Jeremiah 4:22</a> “For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.” <a href="/ephesians/2-12.htm">Ephesians 2:12</a> remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-34.htm">1 Corinthians 15:34</a> Sober up as you ought, and stop sinning; for some of you are ignorant of God. I say this to your shame. <a href="/job/21-14.htm">Job 21:14-15</a> Yet they say to God: ‘Leave us alone! For we have no desire to know Your ways. / Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him, and what would we gain if we pray to Him?’ <a href="/isaiah/44-18.htm">Isaiah 44:18-20</a> They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand. / And no one considers in his heart, no one has the knowledge or insight to say, “I burned half of it in the fire, and I baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat and I ate. Shall I make something detestable with the rest of it? Shall I bow down to a block of wood?” / He feeds on ashes. His deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?” <a href="/titus/1-16.htm">Titus 1:16</a> They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed. <a href="/2_timothy/3-1.htm">2 Timothy 3:1-5</a> But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. / For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, / unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, ... <a href="/matthew/7-26.htm">Matthew 7:26</a> But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. <a href="/luke/12-20.htm">Luke 12:20</a> But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’ <a href="/1_corinthians/1-18.htm">1 Corinthians 1:18-21</a> For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. / For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.” / Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that does good.fool<a href="/psalms/73-3.htm">Psalm 73:3</a> For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.<a href="/psalms/92-6.htm">Psalm 92:6</a> A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.<a href="/psalms/106-17.htm">Psalm 106:17</a> The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.no<a href="/psalms/10-4.htm">Psalm 10:4</a> The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.<a href="/psalms/52-1.htm">Psalm 52:1-6</a> To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech. Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually… <a href="/job/22-13.htm">Job 22:13</a> And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?They are<a href="/psalms/36-1.htm">Psalm 36:1-4</a> To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes… <a href="/psalms/94-4.htm">Psalm 94:4-8</a> How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves? … <a href="/genesis/6-5.htm">Genesis 6:5,11,12</a> And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually… abominable<a href="/job/15-16.htm">Job 15:16</a> How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?<a href="/matthew/12-34.htm">Matthew 12:34</a> O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.<a href="/matthew/15-19.htm">Matthew 15:19</a> For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:there<a href="/romans/3-10.htm">Romans 3:10-12</a> As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: … <a href="/ephesians/2-1.htm">Ephesians 2:1-3</a> And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/15-16.htm">Abominable</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-26.htm">Abominably</a> <a href="/psalms/13-6.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/psalms/13-1.htm">Choirmaster</a> <a href="/job/36-23.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/job/17-1.htm">Corrupt</a> <a href="/judges/2-19.htm">Corrupted</a> <a href="/job/34-31.htm">Corruptly</a> <a href="/psalms/13-6.htm">David</a> <a href="/psalms/13-6.htm">Dealt</a> <a href="/psalms/11-7.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/psalms/13-1.htm">Director</a> <a href="/job/5-3.htm">Fool</a> <a href="/psalms/5-5.htm">Foolish</a> <a href="/psalms/13-6.htm">Good</a> <a href="/psalms/13-5.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/13-1.htm">Leader</a> <a href="/psalms/13-1.htm">Music</a> <a href="/psalms/13-6.htm">Musician</a> <a href="/psalms/13-1.htm">Music-Maker</a> <a href="/psalms/13-6.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/9-20.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/job/36-14.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/psalms/12-8.htm">Vile</a> <a href="/psalms/9-1.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/53-1.htm">Abominable</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-52.htm">Abominably</a> <a href="/psalms/17-15.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/psalms/18-1.htm">Choirmaster</a> <a href="/psalms/22-8.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/psalms/14-3.htm">Corrupt</a> <a href="/psalms/53-1.htm">Corrupted</a> <a href="/psalms/53-1.htm">Corruptly</a> <a href="/psalms/14-7.htm">David</a> <a href="/psalms/18-20.htm">Dealt</a> <a href="/psalms/17-4.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/psalms/18-1.htm">Director</a> <a href="/psalms/39-8.htm">Fool</a> <a href="/psalms/19-7.htm">Foolish</a> <a href="/psalms/14-3.htm">Good</a> <a href="/psalms/15-2.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/19-1.htm">Leader</a> <a href="/psalms/18-1.htm">Music</a> <a href="/psalms/17-15.htm">Musician</a> <a href="/psalms/20-1.htm">Music-Maker</a> <a href="/psalms/14-7.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/18-44.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/psalms/14-3.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/psalms/15-4.htm">Vile</a> <a href="/psalms/15-2.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 14</div>1. <a href="/psalms/14-1.htm">David describes a natural man</a> 4. <a href="/psalms/14-4.htm">He convinces the wicked by the light of their conscience</a> 7. <a href="/psalms/14-7.htm">He glories in the salvation of God</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>For the choirmaster. This phrase indicates that the psalm was intended for public worship and was to be directed by the choirmaster, a leader in the musical aspect of temple worship. The role of the choirmaster was significant in ancient Israel, as music was a central part of worship and religious ceremonies. This introduction suggests that the message of the psalm was meant to be shared with the community, emphasizing its importance and relevance to the collective faith experience.Of David. Attributed to King David, this psalm reflects his deep personal relationship with God and his role as a leader of Israel. David, known as a man after God's own heart, often expressed his thoughts and emotions through psalms. His authorship lends authority and authenticity to the message, as David's life was marked by both profound faith and personal failings, making his insights into human nature and divine truth particularly poignant.The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” The term "fool" in biblical context refers not to a lack of intelligence but to a moral deficiency and a rejection of wisdom. In ancient Israel, acknowledging God was foundational to wisdom and understanding. The heart, in Hebrew thought, represents the center of one's being, including mind, will, and emotions. This phrase highlights the internal nature of disbelief, suggesting that denial of God is a deliberate choice rather than mere ignorance. The assertion "There is no God" reflects a worldview that dismisses divine authority and accountability, which is seen as the root of moral corruption.They are corrupt; their acts are vile. This statement describes the moral decay that results from denying God's existence. The term "corrupt" implies a perversion or deviation from what is right and good. In the cultural and historical context of ancient Israel, corruption was often associated with idolatry and injustice, which were prevalent in societies that did not acknowledge the God of Israel. The "vile acts" refer to behaviors that are detestable and offensive to God, highlighting the connection between belief and behavior. This moral assessment aligns with the broader biblical narrative that links spiritual rebellion with ethical decline.There is no one who does good. This phrase underscores the universality of sin and the inherent inability of humanity to achieve righteousness on its own. It echoes themes found throughout Scripture, such as in <a href="/romans/3-10.htm">Romans 3:10-12</a>, where Paul reiterates that all have sinned and fall short of God's glory. This acknowledgment of universal sinfulness sets the stage for the necessity of divine intervention and redemption. It points to the need for a savior, fulfilled in the person of Jesus Christ, who embodies perfect goodness and offers salvation to all who believe.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_fool.htm">The Fool</a> In Hebrew, the word used is (nabal), which refers to someone who is morally deficient and lacks wisdom. This person denies God's existence and authority. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_heart.htm">The Heart</a> In biblical terms, the heart is the center of one's inner life, including thoughts, emotions, and will. The fool's denial of God originates from the heart, indicating a deep-seated rejection of divine truth. 3. <a href="/topical/c/corruption_and_vile_acts.htm">Corruption and Vile Acts</a> These terms describe the moral decay and sinful behavior that result from denying God. The Hebrew word for corrupt is (shachat), implying ruin or decay. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_absence_of_good.htm">The Absence of Good</a> The psalmist emphasizes that without acknowledgment of God, true goodness is absent. This reflects the belief that moral goodness is rooted in a relationship with God. 5. <a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a> Traditionally attributed to King David, this psalm reflects his observations of human nature and society's moral state.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_god.htm">The Reality of God</a> Acknowledge God's existence and sovereignty as foundational to a moral and meaningful life. Denying God leads to moral decay and purposelessness. <a href="/topical/t/the_heart's_influence.htm">The Heart's Influence</a> Recognize that beliefs and attitudes of the heart shape actions. Cultivate a heart that seeks God and His wisdom. <a href="/topical/m/moral_accountability.htm">Moral Accountability</a> Understand that true goodness and moral integrity are rooted in a relationship with God. Without Him, human efforts at goodness fall short. <a href="/topical/t/the_universality_of_sin.htm">The Universality of Sin</a> Accept that all have sinned and fall short of God's glory, emphasizing the need for redemption through Christ. <a href="/topical/w/wisdom_in_reverence.htm">Wisdom in Reverence</a> Pursue wisdom by fearing the Lord, which leads to a life aligned with His will and purposes.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 14</a> <a href="/q/are_you_foolish.htm">Are you foolish?</a> <a href="/q/is_atheism_a_religion.htm">Is atheism considered a form of religion?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_atheism.htm">What defines atheism?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_godlessness.htm">What defines a godless person and godlessness?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(1) Fool.--Heb., nabal, from a root meaning "to wither;" hence flat, insipid (insipiens). But this is not therefore speculative atheism, but practical--a denial of the moral government of God--so that fool and wicked become almost synonymous.They have done abominable works.--Literally, they have made to be abhorred their works. The LXX. and Vulg. have caught the sense, "They have become abominable in their practices." Instead of works, Psalms 53 has "iniquity."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 1. - The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. An atheism is here depicted which goes beyond even that of <a href="/psalms/10.htm">Psalm 10</a>. There the existence of God was not so much denied as his providence. Here his existence is not only denied, but denied in the very depths of the man's heart. He has contrived to convince himself of what he so much wishes. The psalmist regards such a state of mind as indicative of that utter perversity and folly which is implied in the term nabal (נָבַל). They are corrupt; literally, they have corrupted themselves (comp. Gem 6:12; <a href="/judges/2-19.htm">Judges 2:19</a>). Their atheism is accompanied by deep moral corruption. We have no right to say that this is always so; but the tendency of atheism to relax moral restraints is indisputable. They have done abominable works (comp. vers. 3 and 4). There is none that doeth good; i.e. none among them. The psalmist does not intend his words to apply to the whole human race. He has in his mind a, " righteous generation" (ver. 5), "God's people" (ver. 4), whom he sets over against the wicked, both in this psalm and elsewhere universally (see <a href="/psalms/1-1.htm">Psalm 1:1-3</a>; <a href="/psalms/2-12.htm">Psalm 2:12</a>; <a href="/psalms/3-8.htm">Psalm 3:8</a>; <a href="/psalms/4-3.htm">Psalm 4:3</a>, etc.). <a href="/commentaries/psalms/14-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>For the choirmaster. לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ (lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ) Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5329.htm">Strong's 5329: </a> To glitter from afar, to be eminent, to be permanent Of David. לְדָ֫וִ֥ד (lə·ḏā·wiḏ) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse The fool נָבָ֣ל (nā·ḇāl) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5036.htm">Strong's 5036: </a> Foolish, senseless says אָ֘מַ֤ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say in his heart, בְּ֭לִבּוֹ (bə·lib·bōw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre “[There is] no אֵ֣ין (’ên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle God.” אֱלֹהִ֑ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative They are corrupt; הִֽשְׁחִ֗יתוּ (hiš·ḥî·ṯū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7843.htm">Strong's 7843: </a> Perhaps to go to ruin their acts עֲלִילָ֗ה (‘ă·lî·lāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5949.htm">Strong's 5949: </a> An exploit, a performance, an opportunity are vile. הִֽתְעִ֥יבוּ (hiṯ·‘î·ḇū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8581.htm">Strong's 8581: </a> To loathe, detest There is no אֵ֣ין (’ên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle one who does עֹֽשֵׂה־ (‘ō·śêh-) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make good. טֽוֹב׃ (ṭō·wḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> Pleasant, agreeable, good <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/14-1.htm">Psalm 14:1 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/psalms/14-1.htm">Psalm 14:1 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/psalms/14-1.htm">Psalm 14:1 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/psalms/14-1.htm">Psalm 14:1 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/psalms/14-1.htm">Psalm 14:1 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/14-1.htm">Psalm 14:1 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/14-1.htm">Psalm 14:1 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/14-1.htm">Psalm 14:1 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/14-1.htm">Psalm 14:1 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/psalms/14-1.htm">Psalm 14:1 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/psalms/14-1.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 14:1 For the Chief Musician (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/13-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 13:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 13:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/14-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 14:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 14:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>