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Psalm 1:6

For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.

4The wicked are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
5Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
6For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.
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The repeated word “way” makes the contrast personal: the course of a life matters to YHWH, and the two paths have different ends.

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Romans 8:29For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.Both passages connect God's knowledge of people with their course, though Romans speaks of being conformed to his Son.
Psalm 1:1Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers;Both verses distinguish the righteous from the wicked through the language of walking a path or following a way.
2 Timothy 2:19However, God’s firm foundation stands, having this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from …The Lord's knowledge of those who belong to him accompanies a clear distinction between righteousness and unrighteousness in both passages.
1 Corinthians 8:3But anyone who loves God is known by him.Being known by God links these texts: the psalm names the righteous, while Paul names the person who loves God.
John 10:14I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and I’m known by my own;The LORD knows the righteous person's way, and Jesus, the good shepherd, knows those who are his.
Proverbs 15:9The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but he loves him who follows after righteousness.Both texts name the way of the wicked and contrast it with the LORD's regard for those who follow righteousness.
Nahum 1:7The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knows those who take refuge in him.The LORD's knowledge is personal in both passages, concerning the righteous in the psalm and those taking refuge in Nahum.
Psalm 37:18–24The LORD knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever.Both psalms speak of the LORD knowing the lives of the righteous, using the words “way” and “days.”
John 10:27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.Both passages connect being known by the Lord with a course of life: the righteous person's way and the sheep following Jesus.
Proverbs 14:12There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.Both passages warn that a way of life can end in destruction, regardless of how right it may seem.
Psalm 146:9The LORD preserves the foreigners. He upholds the fatherless and widow, but he turns the way of the wicked upside down.Both psalms name the way of the wicked as subject to ruin under the LORD's rule.
Psalm 139:1–2For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. LORD, you have searched me, and you know me.The shared thread is the LORD's personal knowledge, expressed as knowing the righteous person's way and knowing the speaker.
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Encouragement

The righteous path may receive little notice from others. It remains known to YHWH, whose knowledge stands against the certainty that the way of the wicked shall perish.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).