GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New King James Version NKJV
1 Blessed is the person who does not follow the advice of wicked people, take the path of sinners, or join the company of mockers.
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Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
2 Rather, he delights in the teachings of the LORD and reflects on his teachings day and night.
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But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night.
3 He is like a tree planted beside streams-- a tree that produces fruit in season and whose leaves do not wither. He succeeds in everything he does.
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He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.
4 Wicked people are not like that. Instead, they are like husks that the wind blows away.
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The ungodly are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
5 That is why wicked people will not be able to stand in the judgment and sinners will not be able to stand where righteous people gather.
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Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
6 The LORD knows the way of righteous people, but the way of wicked people will end.
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For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the ungodly shall perish.
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