OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 21

Psalms 37:21

The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back,

but the righteous give generously.

THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE

Psalms 37:21 in context

Psalms 37:18–24

The LORD knows the days of the perfect.

Their inheritance shall be forever.

They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil.

In the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

But the wicked shall perish.

The enemies of the LORD shall be like the beauty of the fields.

They will vanish—

vanish like smoke.

Selected verse

The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back,

but the righteous give generously.

For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land.

Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.

A man’s steps are established by the LORD.

He delights in his way.

Though he stumble, he shall not fall,

for the LORD holds him up with his hand.

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