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Berean Standard Bible

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

Psalms 14:1

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Psalms 14 is a psalm of David that is repeated with small differences as Psalm 53. It describes the widespread corruption of humanity as God looks down from heaven to see if anyone seeks him.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

King James Version (KJV)

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 (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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

<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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

DIJO el necio en su corazón: No hay Dios. Corrompiéronse, hicieron obras abominables; no hay quien haga bien.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Las personas necias afirman que no hay Dios. Están corrompidas, sus obras son detestables; ¡no hay un solo individuo que haga lo bueno!

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