King James Version KJV
New Revised Standard NRS
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.
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Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path that sinners tread, or sit in the seat of scoffers;
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
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but their delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law they meditate day and night.
3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
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They are like trees planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its season, and their leaves do not wither. In all that they do, they prosper.
4 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
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The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
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Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;
6 For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
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for the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
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