Psalm 37:21 “The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and…”

Psalm 37:21

The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

World English Bible

The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back, but the righteous give generously.

American Standard Version

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.

Geneva Bible 1599

The wicked boroweth and payeth not againe. but the righteous is mercifull, and giueth.

Darby Translation

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; but the righteous is gracious and giveth:

Young's Literal Translation

The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, And the righteous is gracious and giving.

Bible in Basic English

The sinner takes money and does not give it back; but the upright man has mercy, and gives to others.

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Cross references

“borroweth”

Proverbs 22:7 Deuteronomy 28:12 2 Kings 4:1–5 Nehemiah 5:1–5 Deuteronomy 28:43 Deuteronomy 28:44

Proverbs 22:7 · BSB

The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.

Deuteronomy 28:12 · BSB

The LORD will open the heavens, His abundant storehouse, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but borrow from none.

2 Kings 4:1–5 · BSB

Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slave…

Nehemiah 5:1–5 · BSB

About that time there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews.

Deuteronomy 28:43 · BSB

The foreigner living among you will rise higher and higher above you, while you sink down lower and lower.

Deuteronomy 28:44 · BSB

He will lend to you, but you will not lend to him. He will be the head, and you will be the tail.

“righteous”

Hebrews 13:16 Psalm 112:5 Psalm 112:9 Luke 6:30 2 Corinthians 8:9 Deuteronomy 15:9–11

Hebrews 13:16 · BSB

And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

Psalm 112:5 · BSB

It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.

Psalm 112:9 · BSB

He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.

Luke 6:30 · BSB

Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back.

2 Corinthians 8:9 · BSB

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.

Deuteronomy 15:9–11 · BSB

Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

20But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.

22Surely those He blesses will inherit the land, but the cursed will be destroyed.

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