Psalms 1:6
For LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
In Context
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:9He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness, for by strength no man shall prevail.
Psalms 9:6The enemy have come to an end. They are desolate forever, and the cities which thou have overthrown. The very memory of them is perished,
Psalms 112:10A wicked man shall see it, and be grieved. He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away. The desire of wicked men shall perish.
Psalms 142:3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, thou knew my path. In the way in which I walk they have hidden a snare for me.
Psalms 146:9LORD preserves the sojourners. He upholds the fatherless and widow. But the way of the wicked he turns upside down.
Proverbs 15:9The way of a wicked man is an abomination to LORD, but he loves him who follows after righteousness.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 1:5-6
Description and Doom of the Ungodly. 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. 6 For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish. Here is, I. The description of the ungodly given, v. 4 . 1. In general, they are the reverse of the righteous, both in character and condition: They are not so. The LXX. emphatically repeats this: Not so the… Read the whole commentary →