Psalm 1:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For the LORDיְ֭הוָה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
knowsיֹודֵ֣עַ
(yo·v·de·a')
3045: to knowa prim. root
the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְ
(de·rech)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak
of the righteous,צַדִּיקִ֑ים
(tzad·di·kim;)
6662: just, righteousfrom the same as tsedeq
But the wayוְדֶ֖רֶךְ
(ve·de·rech)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak
of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣ים
(re·sha·'im)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
will perish.תֹּאבֵֽד׃
(to·ved.)
6: to perisha prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
For the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
knoweth
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
the way
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
of the righteous
tsaddiyq  (tsad-deek')
just -- just, lawful, righteous (man).
but the way
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
of the ungodly
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
shall perish
'abad  (aw-bad')
to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked will perish.

King James Bible
For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.

International Standard Version
For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will be destroyed.

NET Bible
Certainly the LORD guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because Lord Jehovah knows the way of the righteous ones and the way of the wicked will be destroyed.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD knows the way of righteous people, but the way of wicked people will end.

King James 2000 Bible
For the LORD knows the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
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