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Psalms 1:6

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

KJV

quoniam novit Dominus viam justorum, et iter impiorum peribit.

Vulgate

ὅτι γινώσκει Κύριος ὁδὸν δικαίων, καὶ ὁδὸς ἀσεβῶν ἀπολεῖται.

LXX

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

ASV

כִּֽי יוֹדֵ֣עַ יְ֭הוָה דֶּ֣רֶךְ צַדִּיקִ֑ים וְ/דֶ֖רֶךְ רְשָׁעִ֣ים תֹּאבֵֽד

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

דֶּ֣רֶךְ
drk
noun · 709×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יָדְע֖וּ
yd'v
verb · 944×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
ם
m
verb · 183×
צַדִּ֑יק
tsdyq
adjective · 199×
רְשָׁעִ֣ים
rsh'ym
adjective · 257×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly. This Psalm, which is a preface to the whole book, shows that true blessedness consists not in worldly prosperity but in the fear and obedience of God. The righteous man is compared to a tree planted by rivers of water — his life is sustained by the Word of God. The wicked, by contrast, are like chaff which the w…

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 8:3 — But if any man love God, the same is known of him.
  • 1Pet 4:5 — Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.
  • 2Pet 2:12 — But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;
  • 2Tim 2:19 — Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
  • 2Tim 2:19 — Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
  • Deut 2:7 — For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked noth
  • Exod 2:25 — And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them.
  • Exod 33:12 — And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also fou
  • Gen 18:19 — For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he h
  • Hos 13:5 — I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.
  • Isa 1:28 — And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed.
  • Isa 26:7 — The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.
  • Job 23:10 — But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
  • Job 23:10 — But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
  • Job 31:6 — Let me be weighed in an even balance that God may know mine integrity.
  • John 10:14 — I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
  • John 10:14 — I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
  • John 10:27 — My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
  • Luke 13:27 — But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.
  • Matt 7:13 — Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
  • Nah 1:7 — The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
  • Nah 1:7 — The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
  • Prov 2:8 — He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
  • Prov 14:12 — There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
  • Prov 15:9 — The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.
  • Ps 1:1 — Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
  • Ps 2:12 — Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
  • Ps 9:6 — O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them.
  • Ps 31:7 — I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;
  • Ps 37:18 — The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
  • Ps 37:18 — The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
  • Ps 112:10 — 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 139:1 — O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.
  • Ps 142:3 — When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.
  • Ps 142:3 — When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.
  • Ps 145:20 — The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.
  • Ps 146:9 — The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
  • Rev 2:2 — I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:
  • Rom 7:15 — For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
  • Rom 8:29 — For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.