Bible dictionary for children
Chaff
Chaff is the light husk or other dry material separated from useful grain.
In simple words
What does it mean?
Chaff is the light husk or other dry material separated from useful grain. Wind can carry it away more easily than the heavier grain.
Talk about it
How is chaff blowing away different from a tree with roots?
An example from the Bible
Psalm 1 contrasts a well-watered tree with chaff blown by the wind. These are poetic pictures of different ways of life.
Read Psalm 1:4 ↗A little more to explore
Bible context & readings +
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Related reading: Psalm 1:4
The wicked are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.Full readings at eBible.org · World English Bible Classic. Read with an adult.
