A moment in scripture
Psalms 1:4
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The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
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The surrounding passage
- Psalms 1:2
But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
- Psalms 1:3
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.
- Psalms 1:5
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
- Psalms 1:6
For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.