Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Yet
Or
King James Version
I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
Holman Bible
yet I have not seen the righteous abandoned
or his children begging for bread.
International Standard Version
I once was young and now I am old, but I have not seen a righteous person forsaken or his descendants begging for bread.
A Conservative Version
I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen a righteous man forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
American Standard Version
I have been young, and now am old; Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his seed begging bread.
Amplified
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.
Bible in Basic English
I have been young, and now am old, but I have not seen the good man without help, or his children looking for bread.
Darby Translation
I have been young, and now am old, and I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread:
Julia Smith Translation
I was a youth, also I grew old, and I saw not the just one forsaken and his seed seeking bread.
King James 2000
I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his offspring begging bread.
Lexham Expanded Bible
I was a youth, but I am [now] old; yet I have not seen [the] righteous forsaken or his children {begging for} bread.
Modern King James verseion
I have been young, and am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, or his seed begging bread.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I have been young, and now am old; and yet saw I never the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging their bread.
NET Bible
I was once young, now I am old. I have never seen a godly man abandoned, or his children forced to search for food.
New Heart English Bible
I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.
The Emphasized Bible
Young, have I been, moreover am old, - Yet have I not seen, A righteous man forsaken, Nor his seed begging bread:
Webster
I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
World English Bible
I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.
Youngs Literal Translation
Young I have been, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.
Themes
Beggars » General references to
Beggars » Not the seed of the righteous
Bread » Illustrative » (seeking of begging,) of extreme poverty
Experience (knowledge experimental) » General references to
God's Promises » To the prayerful » To the righteous
Heredity » Beneficent influence of the righteous
Knowledge » Knowledge, experimental » General references to
experimental Knowledge » General references to
Offspring » Beneficent influence of the righteous
The righteous » The righteous, promises to
The righteous » Sought as a relief from trouble death spiritual » Seed of
Righteousness » Promises concerning » Promises to the righteous
Righteousness » They who walk in and follow » Are never forsaken by God
Topics
Devotionals
Devotionals containing Psalm 37:25
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 37:25
Verse Info
Context Readings
Instruction In Wisdom
24
though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the LORDupholds his hand.
25
Yet
Or
Cross References
Hebrews 13:5
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you."
1 Samuel 12:22
For the LORD will not forsake his people, for his great name's sake, because it has pleased the LORD to make you a people for himself.
Psalm 25:13
His soul shall abide in well-being, and his offspring shall inherit the land.
Psalm 37:28
For the LORDloves justice; he will not forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
Psalm 109:10
May his children wander about and beg, seeking food far from the ruins they inhabit!
Genesis 17:7
And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you.
Joshua 1:5
No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you or forsake you.
Job 15:23
He wanders abroad for bread, saying, 'Where is it?' He knows that a day of darkness is ready at his hand;
Job 32:6-7
And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said: "I am young in years, and you are aged; therefore I was timid and afraid to declare my opinion to you.
Psalm 59:15
They wander about for food and growl if they do not get their fill.
Psalm 71:9
Do not cast me off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength is spent.
Psalm 71:18
So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to another generation, your power to all those to come.
Psalm 94:14
For the LORD will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage;
Psalm 112:2
His offspring will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
Proverbs 13:22
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous.
Isaiah 13:16
Their infants will be dashed in pieces before their eyes; their houses will be plundered and their wives ravished.
Luke 1:53-55
he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty.
Acts 21:16
And some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us, bringing us to the house of Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we should lodge.
2 Corinthians 4:9
persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed;
Hebrews 12:5-6
And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? "My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him.