New Living Translation NLT
King James Version KJV
1 Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers.
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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.
2 But they delight in the law of the LORD, meditating on it day and night.
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But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
3 They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.
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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.
4 But not the wicked! They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind.
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The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
5 They will be condemned at the time of judgment. Sinners will have no place among the godly.
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Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
6 For the LORD watches over the path of the godly, but the path of the wicked leads to destruction.
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For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
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