Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
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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.
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 hurt, for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand. 25 I have been young, and now am old; and yet saw I never the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging their bread. 26 The righteous is ever merciful, and lendeth gently; therefore shall his seed be blessed.
Cross References
Hebrews 13:5
Let your conversation be without covetousness, and be content with that ye have already. For he verily said, "I will not fail thee, neither forsake thee."
1 Samuel 12:22
But the LORD will not forsake his people, because of his great name's sake: because the LORD hath begun to make you his people.
Psalm 25:13
His soul shall dwell at ease, and his seed shall inherit the land.
Psalm 37:28
For the LORD loveth the thing that is right; he forsaketh not his saints, but they are preserved forever. The unrighteous shall be punished; as for the seed of the ungodly, it shall be rooted out.
Psalm 109:10
Let his children be vagabonds, and beg their bread; let them seek it also out of desolate places.
Genesis 17:7
Moreover, I will make my covenant between me, and thee, and thy seed after thee; in their times to be an everlasting testament, so that I will be God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
Joshua 1:5
There shall not a man be able to withstand thee all the days of thy life. For as I was with Moses, so will I be with thee and will neither leave thee, nor forsake thee.
Job 15:23
When he goeth forth to get his living, he thinketh plainly, that the day of darkness is at hand.
Job 32:6-7
So that he gave answer himself, and said, "Considering that I am young, and ye be men of age, I was afraid, and durst not show forth my mind,
Psalm 59:15
Let them run here and there for meat, and grudge when they have not enough.
Psalm 71:9
Cast me not away in mine old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth me.
Psalm 71:18
Forsake me not, O God, in mine old age, when I am grey-headed, until I have showed thy strength unto children's children, and thy power to all them that are yet for to come.
Psalm 94:14
For the LORD will not fail his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.
Psalm 112:2
His seed shall be mighty upon earth; the generation of the faithful shall be blessed.
Proverbs 13:22
which their children's children shall have in possession - for the riches of the sinner is laid up for the just.
Isaiah 13:16
Their children shall be slain before their eyes, their houses spoiled, and their wives ravished.
Luke 1:53-55
He hath filled the hungry with good things: And sendeth away the rich empty.
Acts 21:16
There went with us also certain of his disciples of Caesarea, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge.
2 Corinthians 4:9
We are persecuted: but are not forsaken. We are cast down: nevertheless we perish not.
Hebrews 12:5-6
And ye have forgotten the consolation which speaketh unto you, as unto children, "My son despise not the chastening of the Lord, neither faint when thou art rebuked of him: