Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
As for the ungodly, it is not so with them: but they are like the chaff, which the wind scattereth away from the face of the earth.
New American Standard Bible
But they are like
King James Version
The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
Holman Bible
instead, they are like chaff that the wind blows away.
International Standard Version
But this is not the case with the wicked. They are like chaff that the wind blows away.
A Conservative Version
The wicked are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
American Standard Version
The wicked are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
Amplified
The wicked [those who live in disobedience to God’s law] are not so,
But they are like the chaff [worthless and without substance] which the wind blows away.
Bible in Basic English
The evil-doers are not so; but are like the dust from the grain, which the wind takes away.
Darby Translation
The wicked are not so; but are as the chaff which the wind driveth away.
Julia Smith Translation
Not so the unjust: but as the chaff which the wind shall drive away.
King James 2000
The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Not so the wicked. Instead, [they are] like the chaff that [the] wind scatters.
Modern King James verseion
The wicked are not so, but are like chaff which the wind drives away.
NET Bible
Not so with the wicked! Instead they are like wind-driven chaff.
New Heart English Bible
The wicked are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
The Emphasized Bible
Not so, the lawless, - but as chaff which is driven about by the wind:
Webster
The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
World English Bible
The wicked are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
Youngs Literal Translation
Not so the wicked: But -- as chaff that wind driveth away!
Themes
Wicked people » Compared with » Chaff
The wicked » Compared to chaff
Wicked, the, are compared to » Chaff
Wind » Illustrative » (chaff or stubble before,) of the wicked
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 1:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Ways Of The Righteous And The Wicked
3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the waterside, that will bring forth his fruit in due season. His leaf, also, shall not wither; and, look, whatsoever he doeth, it shall prosper. 4 As for the ungodly, it is not so with them: but they are like the chaff, which the wind scattereth away from the face of the earth. 5 Therefore the ungodly shall not be able to stand in the judgment, neither the sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
Cross References
Job 21:18
Yea, they shall be even as chaff before the wind, and as dust that the storm carrieth away.
Isaiah 17:13
Even like many waters shall the people rage: God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and vanish away like the dust with the wind upon a hill, and as the whirlwind through a storm.
Psalm 35:5
Let them be as the dust before the wind, and the angel of the LORD scattering them.
Isaiah 29:5
Moreover, the noise of thy enemies shall be like thin dust, and the multitude of tyrants shall be as the dry straw that cannot tarry: even suddenly and in haste shall their blast go.
Hosea 13:3
Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the dew that early passeth away, and like as dust that the wind taketh away from the floor, and as smoke that goeth out of the chimney.
Matthew 3:12
Which hath also his fan in his hand, and will purge his floor, and gather the wheat into His garner; and will burn the chaff with unquenchable fire."