| NET Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1How blessed is the one who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand in the pathway with sinners, or sit in the assembly of scoffers! | 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! |
| 2Instead he finds pleasure in obeying the LORD's commands; he meditates on his commands 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 flowing streams; it yields its fruit at the proper time, and its leaves never fall off. He succeeds in everything he attempts. | 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 with the wicked! Instead they are like wind-driven chaff. | 4The wicked are not like this; instead, they are like chaff that the wind blows away. |
| 5For this reason the wicked cannot withstand judgment, nor can sinners join the assembly of the godly. | 5Therefore the wicked will not survive the judgment, and sinners will not be in the community of the righteous. |
| 6Certainly the LORD guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction. | 6For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to ruin. |
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