| New International Version | Berean Standard Bible |
| 1Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, | 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. |
| 2but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night. | 2But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night. |
| 3That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither-- whatever they do prospers. | 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. |
| 4Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away. | 4Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind. |
| 5Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. | 5Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. |
| 6For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction. | 6For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish. |
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