Romans 3:10-18

New International Reader's Version

“No one is right with God, no one at all.
¹¹     No one understands.
    No one trusts in God.
¹² All of them have turned away.
    They have all become worthless.
No one does anything good,
    no one at all.” (Psalms 14:1–3; 53:1–3; Ecclesiastes 7:20)
¹³ “Their throats are like open graves.
    With their tongues they tell lies.” (Psalm 5:9)
“The words from their lips are like the poison of a snake.” (Psalm 140:3)
¹⁴     “Their mouths are full of curses and bitterness.” (Psalm 10:7)
¹⁵ “They run quickly to commit murder.
¹⁶     They leave a trail of harmful actions.
¹⁷ They do not know how to live in peace.” (Isaiah 59:7,8)
¹⁸     “They don’t have any respect for God.” (Psalm 36:1)