Psalms 1:6
For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
In Context
5Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:9He keepeth the feet of his saints, but the wicked are silenced in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
Psalms 9:6O enemy! destructions are ended for ever. Thou hast also destroyed cities, even the remembrance of them hath perished.
Psalms 112:10The wicked [man] shall see [it] and be vexed; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.
Psalms 142:3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then *thou* knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they hidden a snare for me.
Psalms 146:9Jehovah preserveth the strangers; he lifteth up the fatherless and the widow; but the way of the wicked doth he subvert.
Proverbs 15:9The way of a wicked [man] is an abomination to Jehovah; but him that pursueth righteousness he loveth.
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 →