If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?

And even as they did not like to retain God in {their} knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; {to retain: or, to acknowledge} {a reprobate...: or, a mind void of judgment or, an unapproving mind}

Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;

And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; {Is it} not for you to know judgment?

Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.

For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:

Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people {as} they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.

But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.

And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts {is} the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry. {his...: Heb. plant of his pleasures} {oppression: Heb. a scab}

Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, {but} we walk in darkness.

Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity. {sure: or, steady}

The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.

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

The wise man's eyes {are} in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.

And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, {that} wickedness {was} there; and the place of righteousness, {that} iniquity {was} there.

The way of the wicked {is} as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?

He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; {midst...: Heb. heart of the seas}

Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people {as} they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.

The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, {and} seek God.

This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.

When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.

If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

The LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth {between} the cherubims; let the earth be moved. {be moved: Heb. stagger}

Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;

But he knoweth not that the dead {are} there; {and that} her guests {are} in the depths of hell.