Psalms 37:21
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; but the righteous is gracious and giveth:
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
In Context
22for those blessed of him shall possess the land, and they that are cursed of him shall be cut off.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:9Beware that there be not a wicked thought in thy heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry against thee to Jehovah, and it be sin in thee.
Deuteronomy 28:43The sojourner that is in thy midst shall rise above thee higher and higher, and thou shalt sink down lower and lower.
Nehemiah 5:1And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
Psalms 112:5It is well with the man that is gracious and lendeth; he will sustain his cause in judgment.
Proverbs 22:7The rich ruleth over the poor; and the borrower is servant to the lender.
Isaiah 58:7Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring to thy house the needy wanderers; when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
Matthew Henry on Psalms 37:8-21
Exhortations and Promises. 7 Rest in the Lord , and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. 8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. 9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord , they shall inherit the earth. 10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be. 11 But the meek shall… Read the whole commentary →