Psalms 1:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.”

Psalms 1:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 1:4 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Psalms 1:4 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Psalms 1:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The wicked are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.”

Psalms 1:4 — World English Bible

Psalms 1:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The wicked are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. ”

Psalms 1:4 — American Standard Version

Psalms 1:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Not so the wicked: But--as chaff that wind driveth away!”

Psalms 1:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 1:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The wicked are not so; but are as the chaff which the wind driveth away.”

Psalms 1:4 — Darby Translation

Psalms 1:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The wicked are not so, but as the chaffe, which the winde driueth away.”

Psalms 1:4 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 1:4 in Context — Psalms 1

2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

3 And 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.

4 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

6 For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

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What Does Psalms 1:4 Mean?

Psalms 1:4 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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