Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
A lawless man borroweth, and will not repay, But, a righteous man, showeth favour and giveth;
New American Standard Bible
But the righteous
King James Version
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
Holman Bible
but the righteous one is gracious and giving.
International Standard Version
The wicked borrow but never pay back; but the righteous are generous and give.
A Conservative Version
The wicked man borrows, and pays not again, but the righteous man deals graciously, and gives.
American Standard Version
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.
Amplified
The wicked borrows and does not pay back,
But the righteous is gracious and kind and gives.
Bible in Basic English
The sinner takes money and does not give it back; but the upright man has mercy, and gives to others.
Darby Translation
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; but the righteous is gracious and giveth:
Julia Smith Translation
The unjust one borrowed and he will not repay: and the just one compassionated, and gave.
King James 2000
The wicked borrows, and pays not again: but the righteous shows mercy, and gives.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[The] wicked borrows and does not repay, but [the] righteous [is] gracious and gives.
Modern King James verseion
The wicked borrows, and never pays again; but the righteous shows mercy, and gives.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The ungodly borroweth, and payeth not again, but the righteous is merciful and liberal.
NET Bible
Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt, but the godly show compassion and are generous.
New Heart English Bible
The wicked borrow, and do not pay back, but the righteous give generously.
Webster
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous showeth mercy, and giveth.
World English Bible
The wicked borrow, and don't pay back, but the righteous give generously.
Youngs Literal Translation
The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, And the righteous is gracious and giving.
Themes
Blessings » Those that are blessed of the lord
Borrowing » Who borrows, and does not pay back
Business life » The credit system » Borrowing
Character » Of the wicked » Fraudulent
Character of the wicked » Fraudulent
Topics
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 37:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Instruction In Wisdom
20 For, the lawless, shall perish, and, the foes of Yahweh, be like the glory of the meadows, They have vanished! In smoke, have they vanished! 21 A lawless man borroweth, and will not repay, But, a righteous man, showeth favour and giveth; 22 For, such as are blessed of him, shall inherit the earth, But, the cursed of him, shall be cut off.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 112:5
Well for a man showing favour and lending! He shall sustain his affairs with justice.
Deuteronomy 28:12
Yahweh will open unto thee his rich storehouse - the heavens, to give the rain of thy land in its season, and to bless ever, work of thy hand, so shalt thou lend unto many nations, but thou, shalt not borrow:
Psalm 112:9
He hath scattered abroad, he hath given to the needy, His righteousness, standeth for aye, His horn, shall be exalted in honour.
Proverbs 22:7
The rich, over the poor, beareth rule, - and, slave, is the borrower to the lender.
2 Corinthians 8:9
For ye are taking knowledge of the favour of our Lord Jesus Christ, - how that, for your sakes, he became destitute - although he was, rich, in order that, ye, by his destitution, might be enriched.
Hebrews 13:16
But, of the doing good and of fellowship, be not forgetful; for, with such sacrifices as these, is, God, well-pleased.
Deuteronomy 15:9-11
Take thou heed to thyself lest there be something near thine abandoned heart, saying - Drawing nigh, is the seventh year the year of release, and so thine eye be evil, against thy needy brother, and thou give not unto him, - and he cry out against thee unto Yahweh, and it become in thee a sin!
Deuteronomy 28:43-44
The sojourner who is in thy midst, shall mount up above thee higher and higher, - whereas, thou, shalt come down lower and lower:
2 Kings 4:1-5
Now, a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets, made outcry unto Elisha, saying - Thy servant, my husband, is dead, and, thou, knowest that, thy servant, was one who revered Yahweh, - now, the creditor, hath come to take my two boys to himself as bondmen.
Nehemiah 5:1-5
Then came there to be a great outcry of the people and their wives, - against their brethren the Jews.
Job 31:16-20
If I withheld - from pleasure - the poor, or, the eyes of the widow, I dimmed;
Isaiah 32:8
But, a noble man, noble things, hath devised, - And, he, upon noble things, will stand,
Isaiah 58:7-10
Is it not to break unto the hungry, thy bread, And the thrust-out oppressed, that thou bring into a home, - When thou seest one naked, that thou cover him, And from thine own flesh, shalt not hide thyself?
Luke 6:30
To every one asking thee, give, and, from him that taketh away thy possessions, ask them not back.
Acts 11:29
And, according as any one of the disciples was being prospered, they each one of them set apart something for ministering, to send unto the brethren, who dwelt in Jerusalem; -
Acts 20:35
In all things, I gave you to understand, that, thus toiling, it behoves to be helping the weak, also to be keeping in mind the words of the Lord Jesus, that, he himself, said - Happy is it, rather to give than to receive!
2 Corinthians 9:6-15
As to this, however, he that soweth sparingly, sparingly, also shall reap, and, he that soweth with blessings, with blessings, also shall reap:
Hebrews 6:10
For, not unrighteous, is God, to be forgetful of your work and of the love which ye have shewn forth for his name, in that ye have ministered unto the saints, and are ministering,