Psalm 1:1

New Century Version

Happy are those who don’t listen to the wicked, who don’t go where sinners go, who don’t do what evil people do.

Cross References

Genesis 49:6

I will not join their secret talks, and I will not meet with them to plan evil. They killed men because they were angry, and they crippled oxen just for fun.

Genesis 5:24

Enoch walked with God; one day Enoch could not be found, because God took him.

1 Kings 16:31

He sinned in the same ways as Jeroboam son of Nebat, but he did even worse things. He married Jezebel daughter of Ethbaal, the king of Sidon. Then Ahab began to serve Baal and worship him.

2 Chronicles 22:3

Ahaziah followed the ways of Ahab’s family, because his mother encouraged him to do wrong.

Job 10:3

Does it make you happy to trouble me? Don’t you care about me, the work of your hands? Are you happy with the plans of evil people?

Job 21:16

The success of the wicked is not their own doing. Their way of thinking is different from mine.

Job 31:5

“If I have been dishonest or lied to others,

Psalm 1:6

This is because the Lord takes care of his people, but the wicked will be destroyed.

Psalm 106:3

Happy are those who do right, who do what is fair at all times.

Psalm 112:1

Praise the Lord! Happy are those who respect the Lord, who want what he commands.

Psalm 119:115

Get away from me, you who do evil, so I can keep my God’s commands.

Psalm 144:15

Happy are those who are like this; happy are the people whose God is the Lord.

Psalm 146:5

Happy are those who are helped by the God of Jacob. Their hope is in the Lord their God.

Psalm 146:9

The Lord protects the foreigners. He defends the orphans and widows, but he blocks the way of the wicked.

Psalm 2:12

Show that you are loyal to his son, or you will be destroyed by his anger, because he can quickly become angry. But happy are those who trust him for protection.

Psalm 26:12

I stand in a safe place. Lord, I praise you in the great meeting.

Psalm 34:8

Examine and see how good the Lord is. Happy is the person who trusts him.

Psalm 36:4

At night they make evil plans; what they do leads to nothing good. They don’t refuse things that are evil.

Psalm 64:2

Hide me from those who plan wicked things, from that gang who does evil.

Psalm 81:12

So I let them go their stubborn way and follow their own advice.

Psalm 84:12

Lord All-Powerful, happy are the people who trust you!

Proverbs 1:15

My child, do not go along with them; do not do what they do.

Proverbs 1:22

“You fools, how long will you be foolish? How long will you make fun of wisdom and hate knowledge?

Proverbs 13:15

People with good understanding will be well liked, but the lives of those who are not trustworthy are hard.

Proverbs 13:20

Spend time with the wise and you will become wise, but the friends of fools will suffer.

Proverbs 19:29

People who make fun of wisdom will be punished, and the backs of foolish people will be beaten.

Proverbs 2:12

It will keep you from the wicked, from those whose words are bad,

Proverbs 3:34

The Lord laughs at those who laugh at him, but he gives grace to those who are not proud.

Proverbs 4:19

But the wicked walk around in the dark; they can’t even see what makes them stumble.

Proverbs 9:12

The wise person is rewarded by wisdom, but whoever makes fun of wisdom will suffer for it.”

Jeremiah 15:17

I never sat with the crowd as they laughed and had fun. I sat by myself, because you were there, and you filled me with anger at the evil around me.

Jeremiah 17:7

“But the person who trusts in the Lord will be blessed. The Lord will show him that he can be trusted.

Ezekiel 20:18

I said to their children in the desert, “Don’t live by the rules of your parents, or obey their laws. Don’t make yourselves unclean with their idols.

Matthew 16:17

Jesus answered, “You are blessed, Simon son of Jonah, because no person taught you that. My Father in heaven showed you who I am.

Luke 11:28

But Jesus said, “No, blessed are those who hear the teaching of God and obey it.”

Luke 23:51

But he had not agreed to the other leaders’ plans and actions against Jesus. He was from the town of Arimathea and was waiting for the kingdom of God to come.

John 13:17

If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.

John 20:29

Then Jesus told him, “You believe because you see me. Those who believe without seeing me will be truly blessed.”

Romans 5:2

who through our faith has brought us into that blessing of God’s grace that we now enjoy. And we are happy because of the hope we have of sharing God’s glory.

Ephesians 6:13

That is why you need to put on God’s full armor. Then on the day of evil you will be able to stand strong. And when you have finished the whole fight, you will still be standing.

Deuteronomy 14:6

You may eat any animal that has a split hoof and chews the cud,

Deuteronomy 33:29

Israel, you are blessed! No one else is like you, because you are a people saved by the Lord. He is your shield and helper, your glorious sword. Your enemies will be afraid of you, and you will walk all over their holy places.”

1 Peter 4:3

In the past you wasted too much time doing what nonbelievers enjoy. You were guilty of sexual sins, evil desires, drunkenness, wild and drunken parties, and hateful idol worship.

Revelation 22:14

“Blessed are those who wash their robes so that they will receive the right to eat the fruit from the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city.