Parallel Verses
Amplified
The wicked [those who live in disobedience to God’s law] are not so,
But they are like the chaff [worthless and without substance] which the wind blows away.
New American Standard Bible
But they are like
King James Version
The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
Holman Bible
instead, they are like chaff that the wind blows away.
International Standard Version
But this is not the case with the wicked. They are like chaff that the wind blows away.
A Conservative Version
The wicked are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
American Standard Version
The wicked are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
Bible in Basic English
The evil-doers are not so; but are like the dust from the grain, which the wind takes away.
Darby Translation
The wicked are not so; but are as the chaff which the wind driveth away.
Julia Smith Translation
Not so the unjust: but as the chaff which the wind shall drive away.
King James 2000
The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Not so the wicked. Instead, [they are] like the chaff that [the] wind scatters.
Modern King James verseion
The wicked are not so, but are like chaff which the wind drives away.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
As for the ungodly, it is not so with them: but they are like the chaff, which the wind scattereth away from the face of the earth.
NET Bible
Not so with the wicked! Instead they are like wind-driven chaff.
New Heart English Bible
The wicked are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
The Emphasized Bible
Not so, the lawless, - but as chaff which is driven about by the wind:
Webster
The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
World English Bible
The wicked are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
Youngs Literal Translation
Not so the wicked: But -- as chaff that wind driveth away!
Themes
Wicked people » Compared with » Chaff
The wicked » Compared to chaff
Wicked, the, are compared to » Chaff
Wind » Illustrative » (chaff or stubble before,) of the wicked
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 1:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Ways Of The Righteous And The Wicked
3
And he will be like a tree firmly planted [and fed] by streams of water,
Which yields its fruit in its season;
Its leaf does not wither;
And in whatever he does, he prospers [and comes to maturity].
The wicked [those who live in disobedience to God’s law] are not so,
But they are like the chaff [worthless and without substance] which the wind blows away.
Therefore the wicked will not stand [unpunished] in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
Cross References
Job 21:18
“Are they like straw before the wind,
And like chaff that the storm steals and carries away?
Isaiah 17:13
The nations roar on like the roaring of many waters,
But God will rebuke them and they will flee far away,
And be chased like chaff on the mountains before the wind,
Or like whirling dust before the storm.
Psalm 35:5
Let them be [blown away] like chaff before the wind [worthless, without substance],
With the angel of the Lord driving them on.
Isaiah 29:5
But the multitude of your enemies [that assault you] will become like fine dust,
And the multitude of the tyrants like the chaff which
And it will happen in an instant, suddenly [that your enemy is destroyed].
Hosea 13:3
Therefore they will be [swiftly dissipated] like the morning cloud
Or like dew which soon disappears,
Like chaff which swirls with the whirlwind from the threshing floor,
And like smoke from the chimney or through the window [worthless and without substance —they will vanish].
Matthew 3:12
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