Verse Comparison: Psalms 1:4
American Standard Version
The wicked are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
Amplified® Bible
Not so the wicked [those disobedient and living without God are not so]. But they are like the chaff [worthless, dead, without substance] which the wind drives away.
Contemporary English Version
That isn't true of those who are evil, because they are like straw blown by the wind.
Darby English Version
The wicked are not so; but are as the chaff which the wind driveth away.
Good News Bible
But evil people are not like this at all; they are like straw that the wind blows away.
King James Version
The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
New American Standard Bible
The wicked are not so, But they are like chaff which the wind drives away.
New International Version
Not so the wicked!
They are like chaff
that the wind blows away.
New King James Version
The ungodly are not so,
But are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The wicked do not fare as well, But they resemble chaff which the wind drives away.
Revised Standard Version
The wicked are not so, but are like chaff which the wind drives away.
Young's Literal Translation
Not so the wicked: But -- as chaff that wind driveth away!