11     there is no one who understands;
    there is no one who seeks God.
12 All have turned aside together; they have become worthless;
    There is no one who practices kindness;
    there is not even one.[a]
13 Their throat is an opened grave;
    they deceive with their tongues;
the venom of asps is under their lips,[b]
14     whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.[c]
15 Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16     destruction and distress are in their paths,
17 and they have not known the way of peace.[d]
18     The fear of God is not before their eyes.”[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 3:12 Verses 10–12 are a quotation from Ps 14:1–3
  2. Romans 3:13 A quotation from Ps 5:9 and Ps 140:3
  3. Romans 3:14 A quotation from Ps 10:7
  4. Romans 3:17 Verses 15–17 are a quotation from Isa 59:7–8
  5. Romans 3:18 A quotation from Ps 36:1