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Psalms 1:6

Psalms 1:6 is verse 6 of Psalms chapter 1, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

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King James Version

For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

World English Bible

For Yahweh knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.

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Psalms 1:4–6 · Berean Standard Bible

4 Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind.

5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

6 For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Psalms 37:18

The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.

Psalms 37:19

In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.

Psalms 37:20

But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.

Psalms 37:21

The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.

Psalms 37:22

Surely those He blesses will inherit the land, but the cursed will be destroyed.

Psalms 37:23

The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.

Psalms 37:24

Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.

Psalms 139:1

O LORD, You have searched me and known me.

Psalms 139:2

You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar.

Psalms 142:3

Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me.

Job 23:10

Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.

Nahum 1:7

The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.

John 10:14

I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,

John 10:27

My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.

2 Timothy 2:19

Nevertheless, 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.”

Psalms 112:10

The wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.

Psalms 146:9

The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.

Proverbs 14:12

There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.

Proverbs 15:9

The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.

Matthew 7:13

Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.

2 Peter 2:12

These 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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