21The wicked borrow, and don't pay back, but the righteous give generously.


In Context

18 Yahweh knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever.

19 They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil. In the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

20 But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of Yahweh shall be like the beauty of the fields. They will vanish— vanish like smoke.

21 The wicked borrow, and don't pay back, but the righteous give generously.

22 For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land. Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.

23 A man's goings are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way.

Psalm 37:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

37:21The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

37:21The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

37:21The sinner shall borrow, and not pay again; but the just sheweth mercy and shall give.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

37:21The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

37:21The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; but the righteous is gracious and giveth:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

37:21The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

37:21The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous showeth mercy, and giveth.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

37:21The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, And the righteous is gracious and giving.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

37:21The wicked borrows, and pays not again: but the righteous shows mercy, and gives.