Psalm 1:6 “For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wick…”

Psalm 1:6

For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

World English Bible

For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.

American Standard Version

For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous; But the way of the wicked shall perish.

Geneva Bible 1599

For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous, and the way of the wicked shall perish.

Darby Translation

For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.

Young's Literal Translation

For Jehovah is knowing the way of the righteous, And the way of the wicked is lost!

Bible in Basic English

Because the Lord sees the way of the upright, but the end of the sinner is destruction.

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Cross references

“knoweth”

2 Timothy 2:19 John 10:14 Nahum 1:7 Psalm 37:18–24 John 10:27 Job 23:10

2 Timothy 2:19 · BSB

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.”

John 10:14 · BSB

I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,

Nahum 1:7 · BSB

The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.

Psalm 37:18–24 · BSB

The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.

John 10:27 · BSB

My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.

Job 23:10 · BSB

Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.

“way”

Proverbs 15:9 Psalm 146:9 Proverbs 14:12 Matthew 7:13 2 Peter 2:12 Psalm 112:10

Proverbs 15:9 · BSB

The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.

Psalm 146:9 · BSB

The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.

Proverbs 14:12 · BSB

There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.

Matthew 7:13 · BSB

Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.

2 Peter 2:12 · BSB

These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.

Psalm 112:10 · BSB

The wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.

Also

Psalm 9:6

Psalm 9:6 · BSB

The enemy has come to eternal ruin, and You have uprooted their cities; the very memory of them has vanished.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

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