Psalms 37:21
A lawless man borroweth, and will not repay, But, a righteous man, showeth favour and giveth;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
In Context
22For, such as are blessed of him, shall inherit the earth, But, the cursed of him, shall be cut off.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:9Take thou heed to thyself lest there be something near thine abandoned heart, saying—Drawing nigh, is the seventh year the year of release, and so thine eye be evil, against thy needy brother, and thou give not unto him,—and he cry out against thee unto Yahweh, and it become in thee a sin!
Deuteronomy 28:43The sojourner who is in thy midst, shall mount up above thee higher and higher,—whereas, thou, shalt come down lower and lower:
Nehemiah 5:1Then came there to be a great outcry of the people and their wives,—against their brethren the Jews.
Psalms 112:5Well for a man showing favour and lending! He shall sustain his affairs with justice.
Proverbs 22:7The rich, over the poor, beareth rule,—and, slave, is the borrower to the lender.
Isaiah 58:7Is it not to break unto the hungry, thy bread, And the thrust-out oppressed, that thou bring into a home,—When thou seest one naked, that thou cover him, And from thine own flesh, shalt not hide thyself?
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 →