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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.
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 37:18The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.
Psalms 37:19In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.
Psalms 37:20But 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 37:21The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.
Psalms 37:22Surely those He blesses will inherit the land, but the cursed will be destroyed.
Psalms 37:23The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.
Psalms 37:24Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.
Psalms 139:1O LORD, You have searched me and known me.
Psalms 139:2You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar.
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.
Job 23:10Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
Nahum 1:7The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.
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.”
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 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.
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.
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.