Psalms 14:4
What does Psalms 14:4 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 14:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, Who eat up my peopleasthey eat bread, And call not upon Jehovah?
KJV
King James Version · 1611Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the Lord.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, Who eat up my peopleasthey eat bread, And call not upon Jehovah?
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Have all the workers of evil no knowledge? they take my people for food as they would take bread; they make no prayer to the Lord.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Have all working iniquity not known? Those consuming my people have eaten bread, Jehovah they have not called.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752In his sight the malignant is brought to nothing: but he glorifieth them that fear the Lord. He that sweareth to his neighbour, and deceiveth not;
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, eating up my people [as] they eat bread? They call not upon Jehovah.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 79:6
Pour out thy wrath upon the nations that know thee not, And upon the kingdoms that call not upon thy name.
- Psalms 82:5
They know not, neither do they understand; They walk to and fro in darkness: All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
- Amos 8:4
Hear this, O ye that would swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail,
- Micah 3:2
ye who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
- Romans 1:21
because that, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither gave thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened.
- Galatians 5:15
But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
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