Psalms 37:21

In 11 translations

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.

LSV

The wicked is borrowing and does not repay, || And the righteous is gracious and giving.

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC36:21

The sinner shall borrow, and not pay again; but the just sheweth mercy and shall give.

GNV

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

JPS

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

LXXE36:21

The sinner borrows, and will not pay again: but the righteous has compassion, and gives.

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Original-language editions

WLC

לֹוֶ֣ה רָ֭שָׁע וְלֹ֣א יְשַׁלֵּ֑ם וְ֝צַדִּ֗יק חוֹנֵ֥ן וְנוֹתֵֽן׃

LXX-Br36:21

Δανείζεται ὁ ἁμαρτωλὸς, καὶ οὐκ ἀποτίσει, ὁ δὲ δίκαιος οἰκτείρει καὶ διδοῖ.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Hebrews 13:16And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
• Psalms 112:5It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.
• Proverbs 22:7The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
• Luke 6:30Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back.
• Psalms 112:9He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.
• Deuteronomy 28:12The 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 Corinthians 8:9For 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.
• Acts 20:35In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
• Job 31:16–20If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail, if I have eaten my morsel alone, not sharing it with the fatherless— though from my youth I reared him as would a father, and from my…
• Isaiah 58:7–10Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? Then your light will break forth…
• 2 Corinthians 9:6–15Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For…
• Deuteronomy 15:9–11Be 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…
• Hebrews 6:10For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
• Acts 11:29So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.
• 2 Kings 4:1–5Now 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…
• Nehemiah 5:1–5About that time there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews. Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous. We must get grain in order to eat and stay alive.”…

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