Psalms 1:6
For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the wicked shall perish.
Revised Version 1895
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 shall no man prevail.
Psalms 9:6The enemy are come to an end, they are desolate for ever; and the cities which thou hast overthrown, their very memorial is perished.
Psalms 112:10The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; 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, thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walk have they hidden a snare for me.
Psalms 146:9The LORD preserveth the strangers; he upholdeth the fatherless and widow; but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
Proverbs 15:9The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth 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 →