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, even the heaven, to give rain unto thy land in due season and to bless all the labours of thine hand. And thou shalt lend unto many nations, but shalt not need to borrow thyself.

And there cried a certain woman of the wives of the children of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, "Thy servant my husband is dead, and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD. And the creditor is come to fetch my two sons, to be his bondmen."

And there arose a great complaint of the people, and of their wives, against their brethren the Jews.

The rich ruleth the poor; and the borrower is servant to the lender.

Righteous

A good man is merciful, and lendeth gladly, and pondereth his words with discretion.

And beware that there be not a point of Belial in thine heart, that thou wouldest say, 'The seventh year, the year of freedom is at hand,' and therefore it grieve thee to look on thy poor brother and givest him nought and he then cry unto the LORD against thee and it be sin unto thee.

"When the poor desireth anything of me, have I denied it them? Have I caused the widow stand waiting for me in vain?

But the liberal person imagineth honest things, and cometh up with honesty.

Yea, and to break the bread to the hungry; and to bring the poor that are harborless unto house; and when thou seest a naked, that thou clothe him and that thou shouldest withdraw thyself from helping thine own flesh?

Give to every man that asketh of thee. And of him that taketh away thy goods, ask them not again.

Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, purposed to send succour unto the brethren which dwelt in Jewry,

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

Ye know the liberality of our Lord Jesus Christ, which though he were rich, yet for your sakes became poor: that ye through his poverty might be made rich.

This yet remember, how that he which soweth little, shall reap little: and he that soweth plenteously shall reap plenteously.

For God is not unrighteous that he should forget your work and labour that proceedeth of love, which love showed in his name, which have ministered unto the saints, and yet minister.

To do good, and to distribute, forget not: for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

General references

Give to him that asketh, and from him that would borrow, turn not away.