Psalms 1:6
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.”
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“For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.”
King James Version · Public Domain“For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous; But the way of the wicked shall perish.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“For Jehovah is knowing the way of the righteous, And the way of the wicked is lost!”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 1:6 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 2:9He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.
- Job 23:10Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
- Psalms 9:6The enemy has come to eternal ruin, and You have uprooted their cities; the very memory of them has vanished.
- Psalms 37:18The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.
- Psalms 112:10The wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.
- Psalms 139:1O LORD, You have searched me and known me.
- Psalms 142:3Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me.
- Psalms 142:4Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.
- Psalms 146:9The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.
- Proverbs 14:12There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
- Proverbs 15:9The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.
- Nahum 1:7The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.
- Matthew 7:13Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
- John 10:14I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,
- John 10:27My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.
- 2 Timothy 2:19Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”
- 2 Peter 2:12These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.
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