Psalms 1

King James Version · 6 verses · 299 cross-references linking it to 177 other chapters

1Blessed 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.101 cross-references: Psalms 26:4–5, Proverbs 4:14–15, Proverbs 13:20, Psalms 119:1–2, Jeremiah 15:17
2But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.45 cross-references: Joshua 1:8, Psalms 119:92, Psalms 119:11, Psalms 119:97–99, Romans 7:22
3And 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.64 cross-references: Jeremiah 17:8, Ezekiel 47:12, Psalms 92:14, John 15:6, Ezekiel 19:10
4The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.27 cross-references: Job 21:18, Matthew 3:12, Psalms 35:5, Isaiah 17:13, Hosea 13:3
5Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.18 cross-references: Psalms 5:5, Matthew 25:46, Malachi 3:18, Matthew 25:41, Luke 21:36
6For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.46 cross-references: 2 Timothy 2:19, Proverbs 15:9, John 10:14, Nahum 1:7, Psalms 37:18–24

Explained connections

A tree planted by the waters Psalms 1:3 and Jeremiah 17:8
Psalm 1 compares the person who delights in God's law to a tree by streams that never withers. Jeremiah uses the same image for those who trust the LORD, contrasted with a shrub in the desert.