Psalms 37:21
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous showeth mercy, and giveth.
Webster 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 wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thy eye shall be evil against thy poor brother, and thou shalt give him naught; and he shall cry to the LORD against thee, and it shall be sin to thee.
Deuteronomy 28:43The stranger that is within thee shall rise above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.
Nehemiah 5:1And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
Psalms 112:5A good man showeth favor, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
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 shouldst bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou shouldst cover him; and that thou shouldst not hide thyself from thy 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 →