Psalms 1:4–6
The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
The vngodly are not so: but are *like the chaffe, which the winde driueth away.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referencePsal.34.5. isa.17.13.
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
Therefore the vngodly shall not stand in the iudgement, nor sinners in the Congregation of the righteous.
For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the vngodly shall perish.
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From verse 4
- Matthew 3:12Rank 2 from verse 4
12Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
12Whose fanne is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floore, and gather his wheat into the garner: but wil burne vp the chaffe with vnquenchable fire.
- Psalms 35:5Rank 3 from verse 4
- Isaiah 17:13Rank 4 from verse 4
13The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.
13‖The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee farre off, and shalbe chased as the chaffe of the mountaines before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlewind.
- Hosea 13:3Rank 5 from verse 4
3Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.
3Therefore they shalbe as the morning cloud, and as the early dew it passeth away, as the chaffe that is driuen with a whirlewinde out of the floore, and as the smoke out of the chimney.
- Isaiah 29:5Rank 6 from verse 4
5Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shall be as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly.
5Moreouer the multitude of thy strangers shalbe like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shalbe as chaffe, that passeth away; yea it shalbe at an instant suddenly.
From verse 5
- Psalms 5:5Rank 1 from verse 5
- Matthew 25:46Rank 2 from verse 5
- Malachi 3:18Rank 3 from verse 5
- Matthew 25:41Rank 4 from verse 5
- Luke 21:36Rank 5 from verse 5
36Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
36Watch ye therefore, and pray alwayes, that ye may be accompted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to passe, and to stand before the sonne of man.
- Matthew 25:32Rank 6 from verse 5
- Matthew 13:49Rank 7 from verse 5
15To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
15To execute iudgement vpon all, and to conuince all that are vngodly among them, of all their vngodly deeds which they haue vngodly committed, and of all their heard speaches, which vngodly sinners haue spoken against him.
- Psalms 9:7–8Rank 9 from verse 5
7But the Lord shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.
8And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.
7*But the LORD shall endure for euer: he hath prepared his throne for iudgement.
8And hee shall iudge the world in righteousnesse; he shall minister iudgement to the people in vprightnesse.
- Psalms 26:9Rank 10 from verse 5
- Psalms 9:16Rank 11 from verse 5
- Psalms 24:3Rank 12 from verse 5
From verse 6
- 2 Timothy 2:19Rank 1 from verse 6
19Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
19Neuerthelesse the foundation of God standeth ‖sure, hauing the seale, the Lord knoweth them that are his. And, let euery one that nameth the Name of Christ, depart from iniquitie.
- John 10:14Rank 2 from verse 6
- Proverbs 15:9Rank 3 from verse 6
- Psalms 37:18–24Rank 5 from verse 6
18The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
19They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
20But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
21The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
22For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
23The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.
24Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.
18The LORD knoweth the dayes of the vpright: and their inheritance shall be for euer.
19They shall not be ashamed in the euill time: and in the dayes of famine they shalbe satisfied.
20†But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambes: they shall consume: into smoke shall they consume away.
21The wicked borroweth, and payeth not againe: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giueth.
22For such as be blessed of him, shall inherite the earth: and they that be cursed of him, shalbe cut off.
23‖The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.
24Though hee fall, he shall not be vtterly cast downe: for the LORD vpholdeth him with his hand.
- John 10:27Rank 6 from verse 6
- Proverbs 14:12Rank 7 from verse 6
- Psalms 146:9Rank 8 from verse 6
- Psalms 139:1–2Rank 9 from verse 6
- Matthew 7:13Rank 10 from verse 6
- Psalms 142:3Rank 12 from verse 6
- 2 Peter 2:12Rank 13 from verse 6
12But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;
12But these, as natural bruit beasts made to bee taken and destroyed speake euill of the things that they vnderstand not, and shall vtterly perish in their owne corruption,
- Psalms 112:10Rank 14 from verse 6
- Psalms 9:6Rank 15 from verse 6
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Psalms 1:4
Sense 1: Lacking reverence for God, opposed to his righteous character and rule, or living wickedly and impiously. Sense 2: Persons so characterized.
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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely. Sense 2: A like person or thing; an equal or counterpart. Sense 3: To please, choose, or regard with favour.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
The light, dry husks or refuse separated from grain, easily driven by wind or burned.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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Sense 1: Air in motion; a current of air. Sense 2: Breath or a movement of air from breathing. Sense 3: By figure, something empty, unstable, or passing.
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Third-person singular present form of drive (to force, urge, guide, or cause to move forward).
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Psalms 1:5
Sense 1: Lacking reverence for God, opposed to his righteous character and rule, or living wickedly and impiously. Sense 2: Persons so characterized.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: To be upright, rise, stop, remain, endure, take or keep a position, be established, withstand, or present oneself before another. Sense 2: A fixed position or state of stopping, as in ‘at a stand’.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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The act, authority, process, cause, or result of judging; discernment, legal hearing, verdict, ordinance, justice, government, vindication, condemnation, or punishment.
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Persons who sin; those guilty of transgression against God.
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COMBINED MEANING
congregation
1. A gathered assembly, company, or community of people, or the people considered together as a body. 2. In the fixed expressions "tabernacle of the congregation" and "tent of the congregation," part of the name of the appointed meeting place.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Right, just, equitable, or in accord with truth, justice, or the will of God. Sense 2: Upright or innocent in a matter. Sense 3: Made or regarded as right. Sense 4: As a noun, persons so described.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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Psalms 1:6
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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Sense 1: Right, just, equitable, or in accord with truth, justice, or the will of God. Sense 2: Upright or innocent in a matter. Sense 3: Made or regarded as right. Sense 4: As a noun, persons so described.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Lacking reverence for God, opposed to his righteous character and rule, or living wickedly and impiously. Sense 2: Persons so characterized.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Of a living person or creature, to die, be killed, be destroyed, or be lost. Sense 2: Of a thing, condition, plan, thought, or work, to be ruined, decay, fail, vanish, or come to nothing.
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3And 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.
3And he shalbe like a tree planted by the riuers of water, that bringeth foorth his fruit in his season, his leafe also shall not †wither, and whatsoeuer he doeth, shall prosper.
4The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
4The vngodly are not so: but are *like the chaffe, which the winde driueth away.
Selected passage5Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
5Therefore the vngodly shall not stand in the iudgement, nor sinners in the Congregation of the righteous.
Selected passage6For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
6For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the vngodly shall perish.
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