Psalms 1:6
For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
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 will be put to silence in darkness; for no man will prevail by strength.
Psalms 9:6The enemy is overtaken by endless ruin. The very memory of the cities which you have overthrown has perished.
Psalms 112:10The wicked will see it, and be grieved. He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away. The desire of the wicked will perish.
Psalms 142:3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, you knew my route. On the path in which I walk, they have hidden a snare for me.
Psalms 146:9The LORD preserves the foreigners. He upholds the fatherless and widow, but he turns the way of the wicked upside down.
Proverbs 15:9The way of the wicked is an abomination to the 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 →