Psalms 1:6

American Standard Version (1901)

For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous; But the way of the wicked shall perish.

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Referenced Verses

  • Nah 1:7 : 7 Jehovah is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that take refuge in him.
  • 2 Tim 2:19 : 19 Howbeit the firm foundation of God standeth, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his: and, Let every one that nameth the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.
  • John 10:14 : 14 I am the good shepherd; and I know mine own, and mine own know me,
  • Ps 37:18-24 : 18 Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; And their inheritance shall be for ever. 19 They shall not be put to shame in the time of evil; And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. 20 But the wicked shall perish, And the enemies of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambs: They shall consume; in smoke shall they consume away. 21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth. 22 For such as are blessed of him shall inherit the land; And they that are cursed of him shall be cut off. 23 A man's goings are established of Jehovah; And he delighteth in his way. 24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For Jehovah upholdeth him with his hand.
  • Ps 146:9 : 9 Jehovah preserveth the sojourners; He upholdeth the fatherless and widow; But the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
  • Prov 15:9 : 9 The way of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; But he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.
  • Ps 139:1-2 : 1 [For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David]. O Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and known [me] . 2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising; Thou understandest my thought afar off.
  • Ps 9:6 : 6 The enemy are come to an end, they are desolate for ever; And the cities which thou hast overthrown, The very remembrance of them is perished. [
  • 2 Pet 2:12 : 12 But these, as creatures without reason, born mere animals to be taken and destroyed, railing in matters whereof they are ignorant, shall in their destroying surely be destroyed,
  • John 10:27 : 27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
  • Matt 7:13 : 13 Enter ye in by the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many are they that enter in thereby.
  • Job 23:10 : 10 But he knoweth the way that I take; When he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
  • Ps 112:10 : 10 The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: The desire of the wicked shall perish.
  • Ps 142:3 : 3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, Thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walk Have they hidden a snare for me.
  • Prov 14:12 : 12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 1:4-5
    2 verses
    84%

    4The wicked are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

    5Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

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    28The hope of the righteous [shall be] gladness; But the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

    29The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

    30The righteous shall never be removed; But the wicked shall not dwell in the land.

  • 6Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

  • Ps 37:17-18
    2 verses
    78%

    17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; But Jehovah upholdeth the righteous.

    18Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; And their inheritance shall be for ever.

  • Prov 11:5-8
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    5The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

    6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them; But the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.

    7When a wicked man dieth, [his] expectation shall perish; And the hope of iniquity perisheth.

    8The righteous is delivered out of trouble, And the wicked cometh in his stead.

  • 9The way of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; But he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.

  • 12The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked, [How] the wicked are overthrown to [their] ruin.

  • 9the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment unto the day of judgment;

  • 9Who is wise, that he may understand these things? prudent, that he may know them? for the ways of Jehovah are right, and the just shall walk in them; but transgressors shall fall therein.

  • 7The wicked are overthrown, and are not; But the house of the righteous shall stand.

  • 3The integrity of the upright shall guide them; But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

  • 7The way of the just is uprightness: thou that art upright dost direct the path of the just.

  • 19The way of the wicked is as darkness: They know not at what they stumble.

  • 9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

  • 21Surely such are the dwellings of the unrighteous, And this is the place of him that knoweth not God.

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    9O let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish thou the righteous: For the righteous God trieth the minds and hearts.

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    11The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; But the tent of the upright shall flourish.

    12There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death.

  • 38As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together; The end of the wicked shall be cut off.

  • 6He preserveth not the life of the wicked, But giveth to the afflicted [their] right.

  • 7When the wicked spring as the grass, And when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; It is that they shall be destroyed for ever.

  • 7The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor; The wicked hath not understanding to know [it] .

  • 32The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing; But the righteous hath a refuge in his death.

  • 26The righteous is a guide to his neighbor; But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

  • 27An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; And he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

  • 1The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil [to come] .

  • Prov 21:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.

    8The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked; But as for the pure, his work is right.

  • 3Jehovah will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; But he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.

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    1Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers:

  • 20That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.

  • 28In the way of righteousness is life; And in the pathway thereof there is no death.

  • 9Then shalt thou understand righteousness and justice, And equity, [yea], every good path.

  • 19The evil bow down before the good; And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.

  • 5Evil men understand not justice; But they that seek Jehovah understand all things.

  • 32The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him.

  • 10The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: The desire of the wicked shall perish.

  • 7For Jehovah is righteous; He loveth righteousness: The upright shall behold his face.

  • 26When the righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth therein; in his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.

  • 18The caravans [that travel] by the way of them turn aside; They go up into the waste, and perish.

  • 18When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die therein.

  • 5Jehovah trieth the righteous; But the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

  • 10For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and he shall not be.