Psalms 37:25

In 11 translations

BSB

I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.

KJV

I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

WEB

I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.

ASV

I have been young, and now am old; Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his seed begging bread.

LSV

I have been young, || I have also become old, || And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, || And his seed seeking bread.

YLT

Young I have been, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.

DBY

I have been young, and now am old, and I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread:

DRC36:25

I have been young, and now am old; and I have not seen the just forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread.

GNV

I haue beene yong, and am olde: yet I sawe neuer the righteous forsaken, nor his seede begging bread.

JPS

I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

LXXE36:25

I was once young, indeed I am now old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread.

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Original-language editions

WLC

נַ֤עַר ׀ הָיִ֗יתִי גַּם־זָ֫קַ֥נְתִּי וְֽלֹא־רָ֭אִיתִי צַדִּ֣יק נֶעֱזָ֑ב וְ֝זַרְע֗וֹ מְבַקֶּשׁ־לָֽחֶם׃

LXX-Br36:25

Νεώτερος ἐγενόμην, καὶ γὰρ ἐγήρασα· καὶ οὐκ εἶδον δίκαιον ἐγκαταλελειμμένον, οὐδὲ τὸ σπέρμα αὐτοῦ ζητοῦν ἄρτους.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Hebrews 13:5Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
• Psalms 37:28For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.
• Psalms 25:13His soul will dwell in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land.
• Psalms 112:2His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
• 1 Samuel 12:22Indeed, for the sake of His great name, the LORD will not abandon His people, because He was pleased to make you His own.
• 2 Corinthians 4:9persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.
• Psalms 94:14For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.
• Psalms 71:18Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.
• Joshua 1:5No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
• Luke 1:53–55He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty. He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful, as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”
• Genesis 17:7I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
• Psalms 71:9Do not discard me in my old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails.
• Proverbs 13:22A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
• Hebrews 12:5–6And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He…
• Job 32:6–7So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared: “I am young in years, while you are old; that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know. I thought that age should speak, and many years should teach wisdom.
• Job 15:23He wanders about as food for vultures; he knows the day of darkness is at hand.

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