Psalms 37:21
19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.
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
But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
Read in contextPsalms 112:5
A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
Read in contextProverbs 22:7
The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
Read in contextPsalms 112:9
He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.
Read in contextLuke 6:30
Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 28:12
The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
Read in context2 Corinthians 8:9
For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
Read in contextJob 31:16–20
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
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