Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

For the Lord knows the way 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.

Holman Bible

For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.

International Standard Version

For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will be destroyed.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


For the Lord knows and fully approves the way of the righteous,
But the way of the wicked shall perish.

Bible in Basic English

Because the Lord sees the way of the upright, but the end of the sinner is destruction.

Darby Translation

For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.

Julia Smith Translation

For Jehovah shall know the way of the just: but the way of the unjust shall perish.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

for Yahweh knows [the] way of [the] righteous, but [the] way of [the] wicked will perish.

Modern King James verseion

For Jehovah knows the way of the righteous; but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

NET Bible

Certainly the Lord guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

For Yahweh doth acknowledge the way of the righteous; but, the way of the lawless, shall vanish.

Webster

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.

Youngs Literal Translation

For Jehovah is knowing the way of the righteous, And the way of the wicked is lost!

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For the Lord

Usage: 0

the way
דּרך 
Derek 
Usage: 704

of the righteous
צדּיק 
Tsaddiyq 
Usage: 206

but the way
דּרך 
Derek 
Usage: 704

of the ungodly
רשׁע 
Rasha` 
Usage: 263

References

Fausets

Law

Hastings

Images Psalm 1:6

Prayers for Psalm 1:6

Context Readings

The Ways Of The Righteous And The Wicked

5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
6 For the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of the wicked will perish.


Cross References

2 Timothy 2:19

Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who names the name of the Lord is to abstain from wickedness.”

Nahum 1:7

The Lord is good,
A stronghold in the day of trouble,
And He knows those who take refuge in Him.

John 10:14

I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me,

Psalm 37:18-24

The Lord knows the days of the blameless,
And their inheritance will be forever.

Job 23:10

“But He knows the way I take;
When He has tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

Psalm 9:6

The enemy has come to an end in perpetual ruins,
And You have uprooted the cities;
The very memory of them has perished.

Psalm 112:10

The wicked will see it and be vexed,
He will gnash his teeth and melt away;
The desire of the wicked will perish.

Psalm 139:1-2

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
O Lord, You have searched me and known me.

Psalm 142:3

When my spirit was overwhelmed within me,
You knew my path.
In the way where I walk
They have hidden a trap for me.

Psalm 146:9

The Lord protects the strangers;
He supports the fatherless and the widow,
But He thwarts the way of the wicked.

Proverbs 14:12

There is a way which seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of death.

Proverbs 15:9

The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But He loves one who pursues righteousness.

Matthew 7:13

Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it.

John 10:27

My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me;

2 Peter 2:12

But these, like unreasoning animals, born as creatures of instinct to be captured and killed, reviling where they have no knowledge, will in the destruction of those creatures also be destroyed,

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