| Berean Study Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers. | 1How happy is the man who does not follow the advice of the wicked or take the path of sinners or join a group of mockers! |
| 2But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night. | 2Instead, his delight is in the LORD's instruction, and he meditates on it day and night. |
| 3He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does. | 3He is like a tree planted beside streams of water that bears its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. |
| 4Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind. | 4The wicked are not like this; instead, they are like chaff that the wind blows away. |
| 5Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. | 5Therefore the wicked will not survive the judgment, and sinners will not be in the community of the righteous. |
| 6For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish. | 6For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to ruin. |
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