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 will open for you his good treasure house, the heavens, to give you rain for the land in its season and to bless all you do; you will lend to many nations but you will not borrow from any.

Now a wife of one of the prophets appealed to Elisha for help, saying, "Your servant, my husband is dead. You know that your servant was a loyal follower of the Lord. Now the creditor is coming to take away my two boys to be his servants."

Then there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews.

The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

Righteous

It goes well for the one who generously lends money, and conducts his business honestly.

Be careful lest you entertain the wicked thought that the seventh year, the year of cancellation of debts, has almost arrived, and your attitude be wrong toward your impoverished fellow Israelite and you do not lend him anything; he will cry out to the Lord against you and you will be regarded as having sinned.

If I have refused to give the poor what they desired, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

An honorable man makes honorable plans; his honorable character gives him security.

I want you to share your food with the hungry and to provide shelter for homeless, oppressed people. When you see someone naked, clothe him! Don't turn your back on your own flesh and blood!

Give to everyone who asks you, and do not ask for your possessions back from the person who takes them away.

So the disciples, each in accordance with his financial ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.

By all these things, I have shown you that by working in this way we must help the weak, and remember the words of the Lord Jesus that he himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although he was rich, he became poor for your sakes, so that you by his poverty could become rich.

My point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.

For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love you have demonstrated for his name, in having served and continuing to serve the saints.

And do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for God is pleased with such sacrifices.

General references

Give to the one who asks you, and do not reject the one who wants to borrow from you.