Blessed is the man
who does not walk in the
counsel of the ungodly,
or stand in the path of sinners,
or sit in the seat of the scornful;
Psalms 1:1
Do not enter the path of the wicked,
and do not go in the way of evil people.
Avoid it. Do not travel on it.
Turn from it and pass on.
Proverbs 4:14-15
The word “blessed” is the translation of a Hebrew word meaning happy or fortunate. God is love 1 John 4:8 and loves to bless men. But the fullness of God’s blessing comes only on a certain kind of person, as described in the words which follow. This opening verse contains a brief description of what this fallen world is like. There are those who will give evil advice and instruction contrary to the Word of God, men who reject God’s way and abandon themselves to sin, and those who scorn the truth of God. The blessed person will not listen to them or have fellowship with them. Notice a progression of wickedness in this verse – counsel, way, seat – walking, standing, sitting. Following bad advice brings a person into sinful ways, and eventually into scorn for the things of God. (The New Testament shows believers where they “sit” and how they are to “stand” and “walk” – ( Eph 2:6; 6:11, 14; Col 2:6.)
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