Psalms 1:6
4 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall 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 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.
Read in contextJohn 10:14
I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
Read in contextProverbs 15:9
The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.
Read in contextNahum 1:7
The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
Read in contextPsalms 37:18–24
The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
Read in contextJohn 10:27
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
Read in contextProverbs 14:12
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
Read in contextPsalms 146:9
The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
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