Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB
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1 How happy is the man who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path of sinners, or join a group of mockers!
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Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers,
2 Instead, his delight is in the Lord's instruction, and he meditates on it day and night.
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but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night.
3 He is like a tree planted beside streams of water that bears its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.
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That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers.
4 The wicked are not like this; instead, they are like chaff that the wind blows away.
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Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not survive the judgment, and sinners will not be in the community of the righteous.
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Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
6 For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.
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For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.
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