Psalms 14:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, Who eat up my people [as] they eat bread, And call not upon Jehovah?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הֲלֹ֥א יָדְעוּ֮ כָּל־פֹּ֢עֲלֵ֫י אָ֥וֶן אֹכְלֵ֣י עַ֭מִּי אָ֣כְלוּ לֶ֑חֶם יְ֝הוָ֗ה לֹ֣א קָרָֽאוּ׃

Transliteration

Do they not yādəʿû, all pōʿălê ʾāwen, ʾōkəlê ʿammî as they ʾākəlû leḥem, YHWH they do not qārāʾû?

Grammar Details

*yādəʿû*: qal perfect 3rd plural - they know/have known
*pōʿălê ʾāwen*: construct masculine plural noun + masculine singular noun - workers of iniquity
*ʾōkəlê ʿammî*: qal participle masculine plural construct + noun + 1st singular suffix - eaters of my people
*ʾākəlû*: qal perfect 3rd plural - they have eaten/consumed
*leḥem*: masculine singular noun - bread/food
*YHWH*: proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh
*qārāʾû*: qal perfect 3rd plural - they call upon/invoke

Word Meanings

*pōʿălê ʾāwen*: workers of iniquity/evildoers/those who practice evil
*leḥem*: bread/food/meal
*qārāʾû*: call upon/invoke/cry out to

ℹ️

About this Translation

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

Word-for-word

5/5

Readability

2/5

💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

👥 Who is this for?

Ideal for

Pastors and teachers
Seminary students
Serious Bible students
Readers conducting word studies
Those referencing Hebrew/Greek tools

Consider alternatives for

Casual readers
Children and early teens
ESL learners seeking simple English
Readers preferring contemporary language

🔄 Compare with

ESVNIVCSBNLTNASBNET

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

Ps 79:6 : 6 Pour out thy wrath upon the nations that know thee not, And upon the kingdoms that call not upon thy name.
Isa 64:7 : 7 And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee; for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us by means of our iniquities.
Jer 10:25 : 25 Pour out thy wrath upon the nations that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name: for they have devoured Jacob, yea, they have devoured him and consumed him, and have laid waste his habitation.
Amos 8:4 : 4 Hear this, O ye that would swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail,
Ps 82:5 : 5 They know not, neither do they understand; They walk to and fro in darkness: All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
Ps 27:2 : 2 When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh, [Even] mine adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.
Ps 94:8-9 : 8 Consider, ye brutish among the people; And ye fools, when will ye be wise? 9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? He that formed the eye, shall he not see?
Isa 5:13 : 13 Therefore my people are gone into captivity for lack of knowledge; and their honorable men are famished, and their multitude are parched with thirst.
Isa 27:11 : 11 When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off; the women shall come, and set them on fire; for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have compassion upon them, and he that formed them will show them no favor.
Isa 29:14 : 14 therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder; and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.
Isa 44:19-20 : 19 And none calleth to mind, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree? 20 He feedeth on ashes; a deceived heart hath turned him aside; and he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
Isa 45:20 : 20 Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that carry the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save.
Mic 3:2-3 : 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; 3 who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them, and break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.
Rom 1:21-22 : 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. 22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
Rom 1:28 : 28 And even as they {G1381} {G3756} refused to have God in [their] knowledge, God gave them up unto a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;
2 Cor 4:3-4 : 3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled in them that perish: 4 in whom the god of this world hath blinded {G1519} the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn [upon them].
Gal 5:15 : 15 But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
Eph 4:17-18 : 17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the {G3062} Gentiles also walk, in the vanity of their mind, 18 being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their heart;
Hos 7:7 : 7 They are all hot as an oven, and devour their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me.
Job 21:15 : 15 What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? And what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
Job 27:10 : 10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty, And call upon God at all times?

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 53:3-4
2 verses
94%
3Every one of them is gone back; They are together 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, And call not upon God?
Prov 4:16-17
2 verses
77%
16For they sleep not, except they do evil; And their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
17For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.
Hos 4:8
77%
8They feed on the sin of my people, and set their heart on their iniquity.
Ps 14:1-3
3 verses
77%
1For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David. 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.
2Jehovah looked down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there were any that did understand, That did seek after God.
3They are all gone aside; They are together become filthy; There is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Jer 4:22
76%
22For my people are foolish, they know me not; they are sottish children, and they have no understanding; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
Jer 5:4
74%
4Then I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish; for they know not the way of Jehovah, nor the law of their God:
Ps 94:4-7
4 verses
74%
4They prate, they speak arrogantly: All the workers of iniquity boast themselves.
5They break in pieces thy people, O Jehovah, And afflict thy heritage.
6They slay the widow and the sojourner, And murder the fatherless.
7And they say, Jehovah will not see, Neither will the God of Jacob consider.
Isa 44:18-19
2 verses
73%
18They know not, neither do they consider: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
19And none calleth to mind, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?
Mic 3:3-4
2 verses
73%
3who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them, and break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.
4Then shall they cry unto Jehovah, but he will not answer them; yea, he will hide his face from them at that time, according as they have wrought evil in their doings.
Jer 10:25
73%
25Pour out thy wrath upon the nations that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name: for they have devoured Jacob, yea, they have devoured him and consumed him, and have laid waste his habitation.
Rom 3:11-12
2 verses
73%
11There is none that understandeth, There is none that seeketh after God;
12They have all turned aside, they are together become unprofitable; There is none that doeth good, no, not, so much as one: {G2193} {G1520}
Isa 5:13
72%
13Therefore my people are gone into captivity for lack of knowledge; and their honorable men are famished, and their multitude are parched with thirst.
Ps 14:5
72%
5There were they in great fear; For God is in the generation of the righteous.
Isa 59:4
72%
4None sueth in righteousness, and none pleadeth in truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
Hos 7:7
72%
7They are all hot as an oven, and devour their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me.
Ps 94:16
71%
16Who will rise up for me against the evil-doers? Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
Ps 82:5
71%
5They know not, neither do they understand; They walk to and fro in darkness: All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
Prov 28:5
71%
5Evil men understand not justice; But they that seek Jehovah understand all things.
Ps 141:4
71%
4Incline not my heart to any evil thing, To practise deeds of wickedness With men that work iniquity: And let me not eat of their dainties.
Amos 8:4
71%
4Hear this, O ye that would swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail,
Ps 28:3
71%
3Draw me not away with the wicked, And with the workers of iniquity; That speak peace with their neighbors, But mischief is in their hearts.
Hos 7:14
71%
14And they have not cried unto me with their heart, but they howl upon their beds: they assemble themselves for grain and new wine; they rebel against me.
Ps 53:1
71%
1For the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath. Maschil 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.
Mic 4:12
71%
12But they know not the thoughts of Jehovah, neither understand they his counsel; for he hath gathered them as the sheaves to the threshing-floor.
Hos 4:10
71%
10And they shall eat, and not have enough; they shall play the harlot, and shall not increase; because they have left off taking heed to Jehovah.
Rom 3:17
71%
17And the way of peace have they not known:
Jer 12:4
71%
4How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of the whole country wither? for the wickedness of them that dwell therein, the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our latter end.
Isa 9:17
71%
17Therefore the Lord will not rejoice over their young men, neither will he have compassion on their fatherless and widows; for every one is profane and an evil-doer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Job 34:8
71%
8Who goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, And walketh with wicked men?
Isa 1:4
71%
4Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evil-doers, children that deal corruptly! they have forsaken Jehovah, they have despised the Holy One of Israel, they are estranged [and gone] backward.
Job 24:4
71%
4They turn the needy out of the way: The poor of the earth all hide themselves.
Ps 35:15
71%
15But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: The abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew [it] not; They did tear me, and ceased not:
Isa 31:2
71%
2Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words, but will arise against the house of the evil-doers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.
Ps 37:14
71%
14The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To slay such as are upright in the way.
Jer 5:28
70%
28They are waxed fat, they shine: yea, they overpass in deeds of wickedness; they plead not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
Ps 6:8
70%
8Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; For Jehovah hath heard the voice of my weeping.
Isa 29:15
70%
15Woe unto them that hide deep their counsel from Jehovah, and whose works are in the dark, and that say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?
Lam 1:11
70%
11All her people sigh, they seek bread; They have given their pleasant things for food to refresh the soul: See, O Jehovah, and behold; for I am become abject.
Dan 9:14
70%
14Therefore hath Jehovah watched over the evil, and brought it upon us; for Jehovah our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth, and we have not obeyed his voice.
Isa 10:2
70%
2to turn aside the needy from justice, and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!