Psalms 1:6
Because the Lord sees the way of the upright, but the end of the sinner is destruction.
Bible in Basic English
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 evil-doers will come to their end in the dark night, for by strength no man will overcome.
Psalms 9:6\9:5\You have said sharp words to the nations, you have sent destruction on the sinners, you have put an end to their name for ever and ever.
Psalms 112:10The sinner will see it with grief; he will be wasted away with envy; the desire of the evil-doers will come to nothing.
Psalms 142:3\142:2\I put all my sorrows before him; and made clear to him all my trouble.
Psalms 146:9The Lord takes care of those who are in a strange land; he gives help to the widow and to the child who has no father; but he sends destruction on the way of sinners.
Proverbs 15:9The way of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but he who goes after righteousness is dear to him.
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 →