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The Perils of the Pilgrim

Psalms 10:4

In 11 translations

BSB
In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.
KJV
The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.God is…: or, all his thoughts are, There is no God
WEB
The wicked, in the pride of his face, has no room in his thoughts for God.
ASV
The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, saith, He will not require it. All his thoughts are, There is no God.
LSV
The wicked does not inquire according to the height of his face. “There is no God!” [are] all his schemes.
YLT
The wicked according to the height of his face, inquireth not. 'God is not!' [are] all his devices.
DBY
The wicked [saith], in the haughtiness of his countenance, He doth not search out: all his thoughts are, There is no God!Elohim
DRC9:25
The sinner hath provoked the Lord according to the multitude of his wrath he will not seek him:
GNV
The wicked is so proude that hee seeketh not for God: hee thinketh alwayes, There is no God.
JPS
The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, saith: 'He will not require'; all his thoughts are: 'There is no God.'
LXXE9:25
The sinner has provoked the Lord: according to the abundance of his pride he will not seek after him: God is not before him.Or, anger.

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Original-language editions

WLC
רָשָׁ֗ע כְּגֹ֣בַהּ אַ֭פּוֹ בַּל־יִדְרֹ֑שׁ אֵ֥ין אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים כָּל־מְזִמּוֹתָֽיו׃
LXX-Br9:25
Παρώξυνε τὸν Κύριον ὁ ἁμαρτωλὸς, κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῆς ὀργῆς αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐκζητήσει· οὐκ ἔστιν ὁ Θεὸς ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ.

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  • Psalms 14:1–2The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good. The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.
  • Romans 1:28Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
  • Acts 8:22Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.
  • Genesis 6:5Then 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.
  • Deuteronomy 8:14then your heart will become proud, and you will forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
  • Romans 1:21For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.
  • Psalms 53:1The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their ways are vile. There is no one who does good.
  • Isaiah 65:2All day long I have held out My hands to an obstinate people who walk in the wrong path, who follow their own imaginations,
  • Job 22:17They said to God, ‘Depart from us. What can the Almighty do to us?’
  • Exodus 5:2But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.”
  • Jeremiah 2:31You people of this generation, consider the word of the LORD: “Have I been a wilderness to Israel or a land of dense darkness? Why do My people say, ‘We are free to roam; we will come to You no more’?
  • Mark 7:21For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,
  • Isaiah 3:9The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves.
  • Psalms 36:1An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man: There is no fear of God before his eyes.
  • Proverbs 6:17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
  • Psalms 101:5Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.

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  • 9:25 in some Bibles
  • 10:4 in most Bibles

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