Psalm 1
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Book I
(Psalms 1–41)
Psalm 1
The Two Ways
1 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,(A)
2 but their delight is in the law of the Lord,
and on his law they meditate day and night.(B)
3 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.(C)
Proverbs 3:18
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18 She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her;
those who hold her fast are called happy.(A)
Proverbs 11:30
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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
and the wise capture souls.(A)
Proverbs 13:12
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12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
Proverbs 15:4
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4 A gentle tongue is a tree of life,
but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
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