14 (A)Do not enter the path of the wicked,
    and do not walk in the way of the evil.

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14 Do not set foot on the path of the wicked
    or walk in the way of evildoers.(A)

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24 Be not (A)envious of evil men,
    nor desire to be (B)with them,

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Saying 20

24 Do not envy(A) the wicked,
    do not desire their company;

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Book One

The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked

Blessed is the man[a]
    who (A)walks not in (B)the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in (C)the way of sinners,
    nor (D)sits in (E)the seat of (F)scoffers;

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 1:1 The singular Hebrew word for man (ish) is used here to portray a representative example of a godly person; see Preface

BOOK I

Psalms 1–41

Psalm 1

Blessed is the one(A)
    who does not walk(B) in step with the wicked(C)
or stand in the way(D) that sinners take(E)
    or sit(F) in the company of mockers,(G)

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