Psalms 37:21
The rasha borroweth, and repayeth not; 1 but the tzaddik showeth chonen (generosity), and giveth. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:9Beware that there be not a thought in thy lev beliyaal, saying, The seventh year, the shnat hashemittah (the year of release), is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto Hashem against thee, and it be chet (sin) unto thee.
Deuteronomy 28:43The ger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.
Nehemiah 5:1And there was a great outcry of HaAm and of their nashim against their achim the Yehudim.
Psalms 112:5A tov ish is generous, and lendeth; 1 he will guide his affairs with mishpat. 1
Proverbs 22:7The oisher ruleth over the rahshim (paupers), 1 and the loveh (borrower, debtor) is eved (slave) to the ish malveh (lender). 1
Isaiah 58:7Is it not paras lechem (breaking bread of thine, i.e., serving food) to the hungry, 1 and that thou bring the homeless aniyyim (poor) to thy bais? 1 When thou seest the arom (naked), that thou cover him with clothing; 1 and that thou hide not thyself from thine own basar (flesh and blood, kinspeople)? 1
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 →