Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

The wicked borrows and does not pay back,
But the righteous is gracious and gives.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

The wicked man borrows and does not repay,
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.

The Emphasized Bible

A lawless man borroweth, and will not repay, But, a righteous man, showeth favour and giveth;

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.

References

Easton

Hastings

Watsons

Context Readings

Instruction In Wisdom

20 Caph But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD as the fattest of rams shall be consumed; as smoke they shall fade away. 21 The wicked borrows and does not pay back,
But the righteous is gracious and gives.
22 For such as are blessed of him shall inherit the earth, and those that are cursed of him shall be cut off.

Cross References

Psalm 112:5

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

Deuteronomy 28:12

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.

Psalm 112:9

Pe He has dispersed; he has given to the poor; Tzaddi his righteousness endures for ever; Koph his horn shall be exalted in glory.

Proverbs 22:7

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

2 Corinthians 8:9

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.

Hebrews 13:16

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

Deuteronomy 15:9-11

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.

Deuteronomy 28:43-44

The stranger that is in the midst of thee shall get up above thee very high, and thou shalt come down very low.

2 Kings 4:1-5

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.

Nehemiah 5:1-5

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

Job 31:16-20

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

Isaiah 32:8

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

Isaiah 58:7-10

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?

Luke 6:30

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

Acts 11:29

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

Acts 20:35

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.

2 Corinthians 9:6-15

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

Hebrews 6:10

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.

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