Psalms 1:6
4 Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind.
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
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Compare
- BSB
- For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
- KJV
- For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
- WEB
- For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.
- ASV
- For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous; But the way of the wicked shall perish. Psalm 2
- DARBY
- For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.
- BLB
- For YHWH knows the way of the righteous, and the way of the wicked shall perish.
- ÅB
- For Herren kjenner de rettferdiges vei,
men de ugudeliges vei går til grunne. - OTB
- For Herren kjenner de rettferdiges vei,
Men de ugudeliges vei fører til undergang. - B1930
- For Herren kjenner de rettferdiges vei, men de ugudeliges vei går til grunne.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Timothy 2:19
Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”
Read in contextJohn 10:14
I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,
Read in contextProverbs 15:9
The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.
Read in contextNahum 1:7
The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.
Read in contextPsalms 37:18–24
The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.
Read in contextJohn 10:27
My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.
Read in contextProverbs 14:12
There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
Read in contextPsalms 146:9
The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.
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