Psalm 37:21

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Summary

Psalm 37:21

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

Borroweth

Righteous

General references

Matthew 5:42

Bible References

Borroweth

The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven, to give the rain unto thy land in its season and to bless all the work of thine hand. And thou shalt lend unto many Gentiles, and thou shalt not borrow.

Now a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried unto Elisha, saying, Thy slave, my husband, is dead; and thou knowest that thy slave feared the LORD; and the creditor is come to take my two sons to be his slaves.

Then there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren, the Jews.

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

Righteous

Teth A good man has mercy and lends; Jod He will govern his affairs with good judgment.

Keep thyself that there not be a thought of Belial in thy heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother to give him nothing; for he shall cry unto the LORD against thee, and it shall be a sin unto thee.

If I have disturbed the desire of the poor or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;

But the liberal devises liberal things; and by liberal things shall he rise.

Is it not to share thy bread with the hungry and that thou bring the poor that are cast out into thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou not hide thyself from thy brother?

Give to everyone that asks of thee, and of the one that takes away thy goods ask them not to return them.

Then the disciples, each one according to what he had, determined to send relief unto the brethren who dwelt in Judea,

I have showed you in all things how that so labouring, ye ought to support the weak and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

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 enriched.

But this I say, He who sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly, and he who sows in blessings shall also reap blessings.

For God is not unjust to forget your work and labour of charity which ye have showed in his name, having helped the saints and helping them.

Do not forget to do good and to fellowship; for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

General references

Give to him that asks of thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.