Psalms 53:3 · KJV
“Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; {there is} none that doeth good, no, not one.”
— Psalms 53:3
God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were {any} that did understand, that did seek God.
Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people {as} they eat bread: they have not called upon God.
Psalms 53 — Context
[To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, {A Psalm} of David.] The fool hath said in his heart, {There is} no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: {there is} none that doeth good. {Maschil: or, of instruction}
2God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were {any} that did understand, that did seek God.
3Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; {there is} none that doeth good, no, not one.
4Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people {as} they eat bread: they have not called upon God.
5There were they in great fear, {where} no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth {against} thee: thou hast put {them} to shame, because God hath despised them. {were...: Heb. they feared a fear}
Cross References
Romans 3:12
They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Isaiah 64:6
But we are all as an unclean {thing}, and all our righteousnesses {are} as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
Psalms 14:3
They are all gone aside, they are {all} together become filthy: {there is} none that doeth good, no, not one. {filthy: Heb. stinking}
Isaiah 53:6
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. {laid...: Heb. made the iniquity of us all to meet on him}
Jeremiah 8:5-6
Why {then} is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.
3 John 1:11
Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
2 Corinthians 7:1
Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
1 John 2:29
If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him. {ye know that every: or, know ye etc.} {is born: Gr. has been born}