Psalms 37:21
19 In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.
20 But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.
The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.
22 Surely those He blesses will inherit the land, but the cursed will be destroyed.
23 The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.
- KJV
- The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
- WEB
- The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back, but the righteous give generously.
- ASV
- The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.
- DARBY
- The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; but the righteous is gracious and giveth:
- BLB
- The wicked borrows and does not repay, and the righteous one is gracious and giving.
- ÅB
- Den ugudelige låner og betaler ikke,
men den rettferdige viser barmhjertighet og gir. - OTB
- De ugudelige låner og betaler ikke tilbake,
Men de rettferdige er barmhjertige og gir. - B1930
- Den ugudelige låner og betaler ikke, men den rettferdige forbarmer sig og gir.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Hebrews 13:16
And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
Read in contextPsalms 112:5
It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.
Read in contextProverbs 22:7
The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
Read in contextPsalms 112:9
He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.
Read in contextLuke 6:30
Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 28:12
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.
Read in context2 Corinthians 8:9
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
Read in contextJob 31:16–20
If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,
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