Bible Quiz – Psalm 14 (True/False)

 

Bible Quiz – Psalm 14 (True/False) 

Psalm 14 is a powerful mirror held up to the human heart—revealing moral blindness, spiritual neglect, social injustice, and yet a deep hope for God’s saving intervention.

This quiz series is not designed merely to test memory, but to sharpen discernment, reward careful reading, and challenge assumptions often made even by seasoned Bible readers.

As you move through these quiz sections, you will notice that the difficulty steadily increases. Each round is crafted to move you from surface knowledge to deep scriptural insight.

Take your time. Read the statements carefully. Many questions are intentionally worded to sound correct—but only close attention to Scripture will reveal the truth.

 

How to Use This Quiz

All questions are True / False

Each answer is followed by the complete reference verse (KJV)

Some questions require direct recall

Others require context, inference, or comparison

Do not rush—this quiz rewards slow, thoughtful reading

 

Quiz Sections & Instructions

Section 1: Standard True / False Round

Purpose: Warm-up and verse familiarity

Instruction:

Answer based on explicit statements found directly in Psalm 14. This section checks whether you know what the text actually says, not what you assume it says.

 

Section 2: Advanced / Tricky Round

Purpose: Test interpretation and nuance

Instruction:

Here, statements may combine multiple verses or require attention to tone, implication, or emphasis. Beware of half-truths and theological shortcuts.

 

Section 3: EXTREME “Trick the Scholar” Round

Purpose: Expose surface-level scholarship

Instruction:

These questions are deliberately deceptive. Many are designed to trap readers who rely on memory, familiar phrases, or doctrinal summaries rather than the exact biblical text. Read every word carefully.

 

Section 4: Psalm 14 vs Romans 3 — “Quotation Trap” Round

Purpose: Intertextual and theological precision

Instruction:

This round compares David’s poetic observation with Paul’s doctrinal argument. Pay close attention to:

What Paul quotes

What he modifies

What he omits

How meaning shifts from lament to legal indictment

This section is especially suited for advanced readers, teachers, and Bible students.

 

A Final Word Before You Begin

This quiz is not about proving intelligence—it is about honoring Scripture by reading it carefully, humbly, and faithfully.

If a question makes you pause, that pause itself is a sign of learning.

 

Bible Quiz: Psalm 14 (True/False)

1.

Statement: Psalm 14 begins by saying that the wise acknowledge God in their hearts.

Answer: ❌ False

Reference Verse (Psalm 14:1, KJV):

“The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.”

 

2.

Statement: According to Psalm 14, the LORD looks down from heaven to see if anyone understands and seeks God.

Answer: ✅ True

Reference Verse (Psalm 14:2, KJV):

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

 

3.

Statement: Psalm 14 teaches that some people are righteous by their own goodness.

Answer: ❌ False

Reference Verse (Psalm 14:3, KJV):

“They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.”

 

4.

Statement: The workers of iniquity are described as people who eat up God’s people as bread.

Answer: ✅ True

Reference Verse (Psalm 14:4, KJV):

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

 

5.

Statement: Psalm 14 says the wicked live without fear and confidence.

Answer: ❌ False

Reference Verse (Psalm 14:5, KJV):

“There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.”

 

6.

Statement: The poor are shamed, but the LORD is still their refuge.

Answer: ✅ True

Reference Verse (Psalm 14:6, KJV):

“Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.”

 

7.

Statement: Psalm 14 ends with a prayer for Israel’s salvation to come from Zion.

Answer: ✅ True

Reference Verse (Psalm 14:7, KJV):

“Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.”

 

8.

Statement: Psalm 14 teaches that corruption is limited only to a few people.

Answer: ❌ False

Reference Verse (Psalm 14:3, KJV):

“They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.”

 

9.

Statement: Calling upon the LORD is a defining mark missing in the workers of iniquity.

Answer: ✅ True

Reference Verse (Psalm 14:4, KJV):

“…and call not upon the LORD.”

 

10.

Statement: Psalm 14 presents God as distant from the righteous.

Answer: ❌ False

Reference Verse (Psalm 14:5, KJV):

“…for God is in the generation of the righteous.”

 

Advanced & Tricky Bible Quiz

1.

Statement: Psalm 14 teaches that atheism is primarily an intellectual failure rather than a moral one.

Answer: ❌ False

Reference Verse (Psalm 14:1, KJV):

“The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.”

👉 Trick: The denial of God is rooted in the heart and results in corruption, not merely ignorance.

 

2.

Statement: God’s search from heaven in Psalm 14 finds at least one person who naturally seeks Him.

Answer: ❌ False

Reference Verse (Psalm 14:2–3, KJV):

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

They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.”

 

3.

Statement: According to Psalm 14, moral corruption is universal, not selective.

Answer: ✅ True

Reference Verse (Psalm 14:3, KJV):

“They are all gone aside… there is none that doeth good, no, not one.”

 

4.

Statement: The workers of iniquity are ignorant because they lack education.

Answer: ❌ False

Reference Verse (Psalm 14:4, KJV):

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

👉 Trick: Their ignorance is spiritual, shown by failure to call upon the LORD.

 

5.

Statement: The phrase “eat up my people as they eat bread” implies deliberate cruelty rather than accidental harm.

Answer: ✅ True

Reference Verse (Psalm 14:4, KJV):

“…who eat up my people as they eat bread…”

👉 Trick: “As they eat bread” suggests habitual, thoughtless exploitation.

 

6.

Statement: Fear comes upon the righteous because God is absent from them.

Answer: ❌ False

Reference Verse (Psalm 14:5, KJV):

“There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.”

 

7.

Statement: Psalm 14 implies that the wicked mock the poor because the poor trust in the LORD.

Answer: ✅ True

Reference Verse (Psalm 14:6, KJV):

“Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.”

 

8.

Statement: Psalm 14 ends in despair with no hope for restoration.

Answer: ❌ False

Reference Verse (Psalm 14:7, KJV):

“Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people…”

 

9.

Statement: The prayer in the final verse assumes that Israel’s captivity will be reversed by human effort.

Answer: ❌ False

Reference Verse (Psalm 14:7, KJV):

“when the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people…”

 

10.

Statement: Joy and gladness in Psalm 14 are linked to spiritual restoration rather than material prosperity.

Answer: ✅ True

Reference Verse (Psalm 14:7, KJV):

“Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.”

 

11.

Statement: Psalm 14 suggests that God’s judgment is delayed because He is unaware of human corruption.

Answer: ❌ False

Reference Verse (Psalm 14:2, KJV):

“The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men…”

 

12.

Statement: Calling upon the LORD is presented as a distinguishing mark between the righteous and the wicked.

Answer: ✅ True

Reference Verse (Psalm 14:4–5, KJV):

“…call not upon the LORD.”

“…for God is in the generation of the righteous.”

 

🔍 These Are “Advanced” for they:

Require inference, not just recall

Test theological precision

Distinguish moral vs intellectual blindness

Highlight literary imagery & tone

EXTREME “TRICK THE SCHOLAR” ROUND

1.

Statement: Psalm 14 explicitly claims that God never finds anyone righteous at any time in history.

Answer: ❌ False

Reference (Psalm 14:2–3, KJV):

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

They are all gone aside…”

🧠 Trap: The psalm describes human condition, not an absolute denial of righteous individuals across all redemptive history.

 

2.

Statement: The word “fool” in Psalm 14 refers primarily to intellectual inability.

Answer: ❌ False

Reference (Psalm 14:1, KJV):

“The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.”

🧠 Trap: Biblical “fool” = moral rebellion, not IQ.

 

3.

Statement: According to Psalm 14, corruption is demonstrated more by behavior than by belief.

Answer: ✅ True

Reference (Psalm 14:1, KJV):

“They are corrupt, they have done abominable works…”

🧠 Trap: Belief (“There is no God”) leads to ethical collapse.

 

4.

Statement: God’s act of “looking down from heaven” implies that He previously lacked knowledge of human sin.

Answer: ❌ False

Reference (Psalm 14:2, KJV):

“The LORD looked down from heaven…”

🧠 Trap: This is anthropomorphic language, not divine ignorance.

 

5.

Statement: Psalm 14:3 contradicts the existence of figures like Noah or Job.

Answer: ❌ False

Reference (Psalm 14:3, KJV):

“There is none that doeth good, no, not one.”

🧠 Trap: The verse speaks of human nature apart from divine grace, not covenant exceptions.

 

6.

Statement: The phrase “eat up my people as they eat bread” suggests ritual cannibalism.

Answer: ❌ False

Reference (Psalm 14:4, KJV):

“…who eat up my people as they eat bread…”

🧠 Trap: It is metaphorical, implying routine, effortless oppression.

 

7.

Statement: The workers of iniquity are condemned more for their violence than for their prayerlessness.

Answer: ❌ False

Reference (Psalm 14:4, KJV):

“…and call not upon the LORD.”

🧠 Trap: Their failure to pray reveals their rebellion.

 

8.

Statement: Fear in Psalm 14 falls upon the righteous because they are weak.

Answer: ❌ False

Reference (Psalm 14:5, KJV):

“There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.”

🧠 Trap: Fear falls on the wicked, not the righteous.

 

9.

Statement: The presence of God among the righteous is the cause of terror for the wicked.

Answer: ✅ True

Reference (Psalm 14:5, KJV):

“…for God is in the generation of the righteous.”

 

10.

Statement: The poor are shamed because their counsel lacks wisdom.

Answer: ❌ False

Reference (Psalm 14:6, KJV):

“Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.”

🧠 Trap: They are mocked because they trust God, not because they are foolish.

 

11.

Statement: Psalm 14 assumes Israel is already experiencing captivity at the time of writing.

Answer: ❌ False

Reference (Psalm 14:7, KJV):

“when the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people…”

🧠 Trap: This can be prophetic or poetic, not strictly historical.

 

12.

Statement: Zion in Psalm 14 is primarily a political symbol rather than a theological one.

Answer: ❌ False

Reference (Psalm 14:7, KJV):

“Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion!”

🧠 Trap: Zion represents God’s saving presence.

 

13.

Statement: Joy in Psalm 14 is postponed until God acts, not produced by human optimism.

Answer: ✅ True

Reference (Psalm 14:7, KJV):

“when the LORD bringeth back the captivity… Jacob shall rejoice.”

 

14.

Statement: Psalm 14 teaches that atheism leads to social injustice.

Answer: ✅ True

Reference (Psalm 14:1, 4, 6, KJV):

“There is no God…”

“who eat up my people…”

“Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor…”

 

15.

Statement: Psalm 14 ends where it began—human failure.

Answer: ❌ False

Reference (Psalm 14:7, KJV):

“Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion!”

🧠 Final Trap: The psalm moves from human corruption → divine hope.

 

Psalm 14 vs Romans 3 “Quotation Trap” Round

1.

Statement: Romans 3 quotes Psalm 14 word-for-word without any additions.

Answer: ❌ False

References:

Psalm 14:1–3 (KJV)

“The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God… there is none that doeth good, no, not one.”

Romans 3:10–12 (KJV)

“As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one… they are together become unprofitable…”

🧠 Trap: Paul expands and blends multiple psalms (Psalm 14, 53, 5, 140, 10).

 

2.

Statement: The phrase “There is none righteous, no, not one” appears verbatim in Psalm 14.

Answer: ❌ False

References:

Psalm 14:3 (KJV):

“There is none that doeth good, no, not one.”

Romans 3:10 (KJV):

“There is none righteous, no, not one.”

🧠 Trap: “Righteous” is Paul’s theological interpretation, not David’s exact wording.

 

3.

Statement: Paul uses Psalm 14 to argue against Gentile sin only.

Answer: ❌ False

Reference (Romans 3:9, KJV):

“For we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin.”

🧠 Trap: Psalm 14 becomes universal indictment, not ethnic critique.

 

4.

Statement: Psalm 14 accuses humanity of moral failure, while Romans 3 develops a legal indictment.

Answer: ✅ True

References:

Psalm 14:1–3 (KJV) — moral corruption

Romans 3:19 (KJV):

“…that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.”

 

5.

Statement: Romans 3 includes body-part imagery (tongue, lips, feet) not found in Psalm 14.

Answer: ✅ True

Reference (Romans 3:13–15, KJV):

“Their throat is an open sepulchre… the poison of asps is under their lips… their feet are swift to shed blood.”

🧠 Trap: These come from other psalms and Isaiah, not Psalm 14.

 

6.

Statement: Psalm 14 explicitly states that “all have sinned.”

Answer: ❌ False

References:

Psalm 14:3 (KJV):

“They are all gone aside…”

Romans 3:23 (KJV):

“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.”

🧠 Trap: Paul systematizes what David poetically observes.

 

7.

Statement: Paul’s quotation removes Psalm 14’s historical context and applies it universally.

Answer: ✅ True

Reference (Romans 3:9–12, KJV):

“…both Jews and Gentiles… all under sin.”

 

8.

Statement: Psalm 14 and Romans 3 end with the same theological conclusion.

Answer: ❌ False

References:

Psalm 14:7 (KJV):

“Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion!”

Romans 3:24 (KJV):

“Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.”

🧠 Trap: David hopes for national deliverance; Paul reveals Messianic justification.

 

9.

Statement: Paul quotes Psalm 14 to prove that no one seeks God by nature.

Answer: ✅ True

References:

Psalm 14:2 (KJV):

“…to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.”

Romans 3:11 (KJV):

“There is none that seeketh after God.”

 

10.

Statement: Psalm 14 teaches justification by faith.

Answer: ❌ False

Reference (Psalm 14:7, KJV):

Hope for salvation, not doctrine of justification.

🧠 Trap: Doctrine is implicit, not articulated.

 

11.

Statement: Romans 3 uses Psalm 14 as evidence that the Law cannot save.

Answer: ✅ True

Reference (Romans 3:20, KJV):

“Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified…”

 

12.

Statement: Psalm 14’s “none that doeth good” and Romans 3’s “none righteous” are identical in meaning and intent.

Answer: ❌ False

🧠 Trap:

Psalm 14: observational, poetic, covenantal

Romans 3: forensic, doctrinal, universal

 

13.

Statement: Paul quotes Psalm 14 selectively, omitting verses about Zion and restoration.

Answer: ✅ True

Reference:

Psalm 14:5–7 omitted in Romans 3

🧠 Trap: Paul isolates indictment, not hope.

 

14.

Statement: Psalm 14 alone is sufficient to build the full doctrine of original sin.

Answer: ❌ False

🧠 Trap: Paul uses multiple Scriptures to construct doctrine.

 

15.

Statement: Romans 3 transforms Psalm 14 from lament into legal verdict.

Answer: ✅ True

Reference (Romans 3:19, KJV):

“…that every mouth may be stopped…”

 

🏆 WHY THIS ROUND IS DEADLY

Exposes verse-matching errors

Punishes partial quoting

Requires Old–New Testament synthesis

Distinguishes poetry vs doctrine

 

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