Psalms 53:3

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“All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.”

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BSBPD

“All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Every one of them is gone back; they are together become filthy; There is none that doeth good, no, not one.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Every one went back, together they became filthy, There is none doing good--not even one.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 53:3 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Samuel 20:2So all the men of Israel deserted David to follow Sheba son of Bichri. But the men of Judah stayed by their king all the way from the Jordan to Jerusalem.
  2. Job 15:16how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks injustice like water?
  3. Psalms 14:3All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.
  4. Isaiah 53:6We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.
  5. Isaiah 64:6Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.
  6. Jeremiah 8:5Why then have these people turned away? Why does Jerusalem always turn away? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return.
  7. Ezekiel 36:25I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.
  8. Zephaniah 1:6and those who turn back from following the LORD, neither seeking the LORD nor inquiring of Him.”
  9. Romans 3:12All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.”
  10. 2 Corinthians 7:1Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
  11. 1 John 2:29If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.
  12. 3 John 1:11Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.
  13. Revelation 22:11Let the unrighteous continue to be unrighteous, and the vile continue to be vile; let the righteous continue to practice righteousness, and the holy continue to be holy.”

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