Psalm 37:25


I have been young and now I am old,
Yet I have not seen the righteous (those in right standing with God) abandoned
Or his descendants pleading for bread.

Hebrews 13:5

Let your character [your moral essence, your inner nature] be free from the love of money [shun greed—be financially ethical], being content with what you have; for He has said, “I will never [under any circumstances] desert you [nor give you up nor leave you without support, nor will I in any degree leave you helpless], nor will I forsake or let you down or relax My hold on you [assuredly not]!”

1 Samuel 12:22

The Lord will not abandon His people for His great name’s sake, because the Lord has been pleased to make you a people for Himself.

Psalm 25:13


His soul will dwell in prosperity and goodness,
And his descendants will inherit the land.

Psalm 37:28


For the Lord delights in justice
And does not abandon His saints (faithful ones);
They are preserved forever,
But the descendants of the wicked will [in time] be cut off.

Psalm 109:10


Let his children wander and beg;
Let them seek their food and be driven far from their ruined homes.

Genesis 17:7

I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you.

Joshua 1:5

No man will [be able to] stand before you [to oppose you] as long as you live. Just as I was [present] with Moses, so will I be with you; I will not fail you or abandon you.

Job 15:23


“He wanders about for food, saying, ‘Where is it?’
He knows that the day of darkness and destruction is already at hand.

Job 32:6-7

Then Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite said,

“I am young, and you are aged;
For that reason I was anxious and dared not tell you what I think.

Psalm 59:15


They wander around for food [to devour]
And growl all night if they are not satisfied.

Psalm 71:9


Do not cast me off nor send me away in the time of old age;
Do not abandon me when my strength fails and I am weak.

Psalm 71:18


And even when I am old and gray-headed, O God, do not abandon me,
Until I declare Your [mighty] strength to this generation,
Your power to all who are to come.

Psalm 94:14


For the Lord will not abandon His people,
Nor will He abandon His inheritance.

Psalm 112:2


His descendants will be mighty on earth;
The generation of the upright will be blessed.

Proverbs 13:22


A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for [the hands of] the righteous.

Isaiah 13:16


Their children also will be smashed to pieces
Before their eyes;
Their houses will be looted
And their wives ravished.

Luke 1:53-55


He has filled the hungry with good things;
And sent the rich away empty-handed.

Acts 21:16

Some of the disciples from Caesarea also came with us, taking us to [the house of] Mnason, a man from Cyprus, a disciple of long standing with whom we were to lodge.

2 Corinthians 4:9

hunted down and persecuted, but not deserted [to stand alone]; struck down, but never destroyed;

Hebrews 12:5-6

and you have forgotten the divine word of encouragement which is addressed to you as sons,

My son, do not make light of the discipline of the Lord,
And do not lose heart and give up when you are corrected by Him;

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

General references

Bible References

I have

Psalm 71:9

Do not cast me off nor send me away in the time of old age;
Do not abandon me when my strength fails and I am weak.
Job 32:6
Then Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite said,

“I am young, and you are aged;
For that reason I was anxious and dared not tell you what I think.
Acts 21:16
Some of the disciples from Caesarea also came with us, taking us to [the house of] Mnason, a man from Cyprus, a disciple of long standing with whom we were to lodge.
Philemon 1:8
Therefore [on the basis of these facts], though I have enough confidence in Christ to order you to do what is appropriate,

Yet

Psalm 37:28

For the Lord delights in justice
And does not abandon His saints (faithful ones);
They are preserved forever,
But the descendants of the wicked will [in time] be cut off.
Psalm 94:14

For the Lord will not abandon His people,
Nor will He abandon His inheritance.
Joshua 1:5
No man will [be able to] stand before you [to oppose you] as long as you live. Just as I was [present] with Moses, so will I be with you; I will not fail you or abandon you.
1 Samuel 12:22
The Lord will not abandon His people for His great name’s sake, because the Lord has been pleased to make you a people for Himself.
Isaiah 13:16

Their children also will be smashed to pieces
Before their eyes;
Their houses will be looted
And their wives ravished.
2 Corinthians 4:9
hunted down and persecuted, but not deserted [to stand alone]; struck down, but never destroyed;
Hebrews 12:5
and you have forgotten the divine word of encouragement which is addressed to you as sons,

My son, do not make light of the discipline of the Lord,
And do not lose heart and give up when you are corrected by Him;
Hebrews 13:5
Let your character [your moral essence, your inner nature] be free from the love of money [shun greed—be financially ethical], being content with what you have; for He has said, “I will never [under any circumstances] desert you [nor give you up nor leave you without support, nor will I in any degree leave you helpless], nor will I forsake or let you down or relax My hold on you [assuredly not]!”

Nor his seed

Psalm 25:13

His soul will dwell in prosperity and goodness,
And his descendants will inherit the land.
Psalm 59:15

They wander around for food [to devour]
And growl all night if they are not satisfied.
Psalm 109:10

Let his children wander and beg;
Let them seek their food and be driven far from their ruined homes.
Psalm 112:2

His descendants will be mighty on earth;
The generation of the upright will be blessed.
Genesis 17:7
I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you.
Job 15:23

“He wanders about for food, saying, ‘Where is it?’
He knows that the day of darkness and destruction is already at hand.
Proverbs 13:22

A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for [the hands of] the righteous.
Luke 1:53

He has filled the hungry with good things;
And sent the rich away empty-handed.

General references

Psalm 109:10

Let his children wander and beg;
Let them seek their food and be driven far from their ruined homes.
Matthew 5:42
Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.
Luke 12:31
But [strive for and actively] seek His kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.