Psalm 53:3

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

Cross-references

Psalm 14:3 Citation

Psalm 14:3 is virtually identical — both describe universal human corruption and the absence of anyone who does good.

Job 15:16 Parallel

Job 15:16 describes man as abominable and corrupt — echoing the corruption in Psalm 53:3.

Isaiah 53:6 Allusion

Isaiah 53:6 uses the same 'all have gone astray' imagery — but adds that the LORD laid our iniquity on the suffering servant.

Isaiah 64:6 Parallel

Isaiah 64:6 echoes the same universal corruption — all our righteous deeds are filthy, matching Psalm 53:3's 'none who does good'.

Jeremiah 8:6 describes everyone turning to their own course — directly parallel to Psalm 53:3's 'all have turned aside'.

In Ezekiel 36:25, God promises to cleanse from impurity — contrasting with the universal corruption described here.

Romans 3:12 Citation

In Romans 3:12, this verse is directly quoted to establish universal sinfulness under the law.

1 John 2:29 Contrast

In 1 John 2:29, those born of God do what is right — contrasting with the claim that no one does good here.

In Genesis 6:12, all people had corrupted their ways — a parallel to the universal corruption described here before the flood.

Jeremiah 8:5 laments Israel's perpetual backsliding — a specific instance of the universal turning away described in Psalm 53:3.

Zephaniah 1:6 condemns those who turn back from the LORD — matching the universal turning away in Psalm 53:3.

Mark 7:21 Parallel

In Mark 7:21, evil comes from within the heart — explaining the source of the corruption described here.

3 John 1:11 Contrast

In 3 John 1:11, doing good is evidence of being from God — contrasting with the universal failure to do good here.

In 2 Corinthians 7:1, believers are called to purify themselves from corruption — echoing the universal corruption here.