May I never enter their council; may I never join their assembly. For in their anger they kill men, and on a whim they hamstring oxen.
Psalm 1:1 - Christian Standard Bible AnglicisedTuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition BLESSED (HAPPY, fortunate, prosperous, and enviable) is the man who walks and lives not in the counsel of the ungodly [following their advice, their plans and purposes], nor stands [submissive and inactive] in the path where sinners walk, nor sits down [to relax and rest] where the scornful [and the mockers] gather. American Standard Version (1901) Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers: Common English Bible The truly happy person doesn’t follow wicked advice, doesn’t stand on the road of sinners, and doesn’t sit with the disrespectful. Catholic Public Domain Version Blessed is the man who has not followed the counsel of the impious, and has not remained in the way of sinners, and has not sat in the chair of pestilence. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Blessed is the man who hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the chair of pestilence: |
May I never enter their council; may I never join their assembly. For in their anger they kill men, and on a whim they hamstring oxen.
Then, as if following the sin of Jeroboam son of Nebat were not enough, he married Jezebel, the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and then proceeded to serve Baal and bow in worship to him.
He walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother gave him evil advice.
Is it good for you to oppress, to reject the work of your hands, and favour the plans of the wicked?
But their prosperity is not of their own doing. The counsel of the wicked is far from me!
‘How long, inexperienced ones, will you love ignorance? How long will you mockers enjoy mocking and you fools hate knowledge?
Good sense wins favour, but the way of the treacherous never changes.
The one who walks with the wise will become wise, but a companion of fools will suffer harm.
Judgements are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
It will rescue you from the way of evil – from anyone who says perverse things,
But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they don’t know what makes them stumble.
If you are wise, you are wise for your own benefit; if you mock, you alone will bear the consequences.’
I never sat with the band of revellers, and I did not celebrate with them. Because your hand was on me, I sat alone, for you filled me with indignation.
The person who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence indeed is the Lord, is blessed.
‘ “Then I said to their children in the wilderness, ‘Don’t follow the statutes of your fathers, defile yourselves with their idols, or keep their ordinances.
Jesus responded, ‘Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, , because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father in heaven.
He said, ‘Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it.’
who had not agreed with their plan and action. He was from Arimathea, a Judean town, and was looking forward to the kingdom of God.
Jesus said, ‘Because you have seen me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.’
We have also obtained access through him by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we boast in the hope of the glory of God.
For this reason take up the full armour of God, so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having prepared everything, to take your stand.
You may eat any animal that has hooves divided in two and chews the cud.
How happy you are, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord? He is the shield that protects you, the sword you boast in. Your enemies will cringe before you, and you will tread on their backs. ,
For there has already been enough time spent in doing what the Gentiles choose to do: carrying on in unrestrained behaviour, evil desires, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and lawless idolatry.
‘Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by the gates.