Psalm 1:1
English Standard Version
Book One
The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked
1 Blessed is the man[a]
who (A)walks not in (B)the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in (C)the way of sinners,
nor (D)sits in (E)the seat of (F)scoffers;
Footnotes
- Psalm 1:1 The singular Hebrew word for man (ish) is used here to portray a representative example of a godly person; see Preface
Psalm 1:1
King James Version
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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Psalm 26:4-5
English Standard Version
4 I do not (A)sit with men of (B)falsehood,
nor do I consort with hypocrites.
5 I (C)hate the assembly of evildoers,
and I will not sit with the wicked.
Psalm 26:4-5
New International Version
Psalm 26:4-5
King James Version
4 I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
5 I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.
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Proverbs 4:14-15
English Standard Version
14 (A)Do not enter the path of the wicked,
and do not walk in the way of the evil.
15 Avoid it; do not go on it;
turn away from it and pass on.
Proverbs 4:14-15
New International Version
14 Do not set foot on the path of the wicked
or walk in the way of evildoers.(A)
15 Avoid it, do not travel on it;
turn from it and go on your way.
Proverbs 4:14-15
King James Version
14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
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Proverbs 13:20
English Standard Version
20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,
but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
Proverbs 13:20
New International Version
20 Walk with the wise and become wise,
for a companion of fools suffers harm.(A)
Proverbs 13:20
King James Version
20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
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Jeremiah 15:17
English Standard Version
17 (A)I did not sit in the company of revelers,
nor did I rejoice;
(B)I sat alone, because your hand was upon me,
for you had filled me with indignation.
Jeremiah 15:17
New International Version
Jeremiah 15:17
King James Version
17 I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation.
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Psalm 119:1-2
English Standard Version
Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet
Aleph
119 [a] Blessed are those whose (A)way is blameless,
who (B)walk in the law of the Lord!
2 Blessed are those who (C)keep his (D)testimonies,
who (E)seek him with their whole heart,
Footnotes
- Psalm 119:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem of twenty-two stanzas, following the letters of the Hebrew alphabet; within a stanza, each verse begins with the same Hebrew letter
Psalm 119:1-2
New International Version
Psalm 119[a]
א Aleph
Footnotes
- Psalm 119:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the stanzas of which begin with successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet; moreover, the verses of each stanza begin with the same letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Psalm 119:1-2
King James Version
119 Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.
2 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.
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Matthew 7:13-14
English Standard Version
13 (A)“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy[a] that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. 14 For the gate is narrow and (B)the way is hard that leads to life, and (C)those who find it are few.
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- Matthew 7:13 Some manuscripts For the way is wide and easy
Matthew 7:13-14
New International Version
The Narrow and Wide Gates
13 “Enter through the narrow gate.(A) For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
Matthew 7:13-14
King James Version
13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
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Psalm 1:6
English Standard Version
Psalm 1:6
New International Version
Psalm 1:6
King James Version
6 For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
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Luke 11:28
English Standard Version
28 But he said, (A)“Blessed rather are those (B)who hear the word of God and (C)keep it!”
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Luke 11:28
New International Version
Luke 11:28
King James Version
28 But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
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