Psalm 1:1

King James Version (KJV)

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.

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Psalm 1:1 - Young's Living Translation

Psalm 1:1 - Additional Comments

Where do you get your counsel from? Who are those you take most of your life direction from? Who do you follow? Who do you respect and, even if you don't realize it, try to emulate? Is it those who are listed here, or God through His word? Is it true success, unless it is God and His word at the center? It cannot be. Don't be deceived, as many may be, if the core isn't right. That is the danger in the following -
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1. We are to walk not in the counsel of the ungodly, those who go their own way (see Prov 14:12). We are to be wary of their advice. It can only be based on their own limited reasoning and logic, rather than the wisdom and logic of the One who created the Universe.
2. We are not to be on the path of sinners; we are not to hang out with the wrong crowd. They have no problems acting contrary to God's word, and may even boast about it. If you get your advice from the sinner, you eventually take up their ways of living.
3. We are not to sit in the seat of the scornful, to accept the reasonings and lifestyles of those who reject and mock (scorn) God. They not only deny God, but exhibit a hatred towards God. They try to remove God from everything.

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