Psalm 53:4

Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread: they have not called upon God.

Cross-references

In Psalm 14:1-7, this same psalm appears with nearly identical wording about the fool and evildoers.

Psalm 27:2 Parallel

Psalm 27:2 uses the same 'eat up my flesh' imagery for evildoers attacking the psalmist, directly paralleling the devouring of God's people.

Psalm 54:3 Parallel

Psalm 54:3 describes ruthless enemies who do not set God before them, paralleling the 'do not call upon God' and the attack on the psalmist.

Psalm 79:6 Parallel

Psalm 79:6 calls for judgment on nations that do not know God or call on His name, directly echoing the charge against the workers of iniquity.

Psalm 82:5 Parallel

Psalm 82:5 says the unjust judges have no knowledge or understanding, paralleling the 'no knowledge' of the wicked here.

Psalm 94:8 Parallel

In Psalm 94:8, the senseless and fools are called to take notice — echoing the question about evildoers knowing nothing here.

In Psalm 119:139, the psalmist's zeal comes from foes who forget God's words — echoing the same disregard for God as those who do not call on Him.

Jeremiah 10:25 prays for wrath on nations that don't call on God and have devoured Jacob, closely echoing this verse's language.

Micah 3:2 Parallel

In Micah 3:2, the same 'eating up my people' imagery describes wicked leaders who devour the vulnerable — a direct parallel to the evildoers here.

Romans 3:11 Citation

Romans 3:11 directly quotes the broader context of Psalm 53, declaring that no one seeks God — the same indictment as those who do not call upon Him.

Isaiah 27:11 describes a people without discernment, echoing the 'no knowledge' of the workers of iniquity here.

Jeremiah 4:22 calls God's people foolish and lacking knowledge, mirroring the ignorance of the wicked in this verse.