Psalm 37 (WK) - Bible Truth Library

Verse 20

Verse 22

Articles on

Psalm 37

Psa. 37:21 KJV (With Strong’s)

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous showeth mercy, and giveth.

More on:

Mercy,

Righteousness,

To Borrow

Cross References

Ministry on This Verse

borroweth.

Deut. 28:12,43‑44• ¹²Jehovah will open to thee his good treasure, the heavens, to give rain unto thy land in its season, and to bless all the work of thy hand; and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow.
⁴³The sojourner that is in thy midst shall rise above thee higher and higher, and thou shalt sink down lower and lower.
⁴⁴He shall lend to thee, but thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail. (Deut. 28:12,43‑44)

;

2 Kings 4:1‑5• ¹Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear Jehovah; and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons as bondmen.
²And Elisha said to her, What shall I do for thee? Tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not anything in the house, save a pot of oil.
³And he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
⁴And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.
⁵So she went from him and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out. (2 Kings 4:1‑5)

;

Neh. 5:1‑5• ¹And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
²And there were that said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many, and we must procure corn that we may eat and live.
³And there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards and houses that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.
⁴There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.
⁵Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought into bondage already; neither is it in the power of our hand to redeem them, for other men have our fields and our vineyards. (Neh. 5:1‑5)

;

Prov. 22:7• ⁷The rich ruleth over the poor,{HR}And the borrower [is] servant of the lender. (Prov. 22:7)

righteous.

Psa. 112:5,9• ⁵Good [is] the man gracious and lending;{HR}He will sustain his matters with judgment.
⁹He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor;{HR}His righteousness standeth forever,{HR}His horn shall be exalted with glory. (Psa. 112:5,9)

;

Deut. 15:9‑11• 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.
¹⁰Thou shalt bountifully give unto him, and thy heart shall not be evil-disposed when thou givest unto him; because for this thing Jehovah thy God will bless thee in all thy works, and in all the business of thy hand.
¹¹For the needy shall never cease from within the land; therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thy hand bountifully unto thy brother, to thy poor and to thy needy, in thy land. (Deut. 15:9‑11)

;

Job 31:16‑20• ¹⁶If I kept back the poor from [their] desire,{HR}And the eyes of the widow made to pine,
¹⁷Or ate my morsel by myself,{HR}And the orphan had not eaten of it
¹⁸(For from my path I brought him up as a father,{HR}And her I guided from my mother’s womb);
¹⁹If I saw [any] perishing without clothing,{HR}And the needy without covering;
²⁰If his loins blessed me not,{HR}And he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep; (Job 31:16‑20)

;

Isa. 32:8• ⁸But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and in liberal things doth he stand. (Isa. 32:8)

;

Isa. 58:7‑10• ⁷[Is it] not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor wanderers to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
⁸Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thy healing shall spring forth speedily; and thy righteousness shall go before thee, the glory of Jehovah shall be thy rearward.
⁹Then shalt thou call, and Jehovah shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I [am]. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and the speaking vanity;
¹⁰and [if] thou proffer thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in darkness, and thine obscurity [be] as the noonday: (Isa. 58:7‑10)

;

Luke 6:30• ³⁰Give to every man that asketh of thee, and from him that taketh away what is thine ask it not back; (Luke 6:30)

;

Acts 11:29• ²⁹And according as any of the disciples had means, they determined each of them to send help to the brethren that dwelt in Judea (Acts 11:29)

;

Acts 20:35• ³⁵In all things I gave you an example how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. (Acts 20:35)

;

2 Cor. 8:9• ⁹For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for your sakes he being rich became poor, in order that ye by his poverty might become rich. (2 Cor. 8:9)

;

2 Cor. 9:6‑15• ⁶But this [I say], he that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth in blessings shall reap also in blessings;
⁷each as he hath purposed in his heart, not of sorrow or of necessity; for God loveth a cheerful giver.
⁸And God is able to make every grace abound unto you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in every [thing], may abound unto every good work;
⁹as it is written, He scattered, he gave to the poor: his righteousness remaineth forever.
¹⁰But he that supplieth seed to the sower and bread for eating will supply and multiply your sowing and increase the fruits of your righteousness;
¹¹ye being enriched in everything unto all liberality which worketh out through us thanksgiving to God.
¹²Because the ministration of the service is not only filling up the wants of the saints, but also abounding through many thanksgivings to God;
¹³through the proof of this service glorifying God for the subjection of your confession unto the gospel of Christ and liberality of fellowship toward them and toward all;
¹⁴and in their supplication for you, while longing for you, on account of the surpassing grace of God [bestowed] on you.
¹⁵Thanks to God for his unspeakable gift. (2 Cor. 9:6‑15)

;

Heb. 6:10• ¹⁰For God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the love which ye showed unto his name, in that ye ministered to his saints and do minister. (Heb. 6:10)

;

Heb. 13:16• ¹⁶But to do good and communicate forget not; for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. (Heb. 13:16)

• Verses 21 to 38 present the way of the godly, their present portion, and their end, in contrast to the wicked. (“Psalm 37” by H. Smith)

• The wicked take without mercy, and come under the curse; the righteous shows mercy, giveth, and is blessed (vv. 21-22). (“Psalm 37” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; but the righteous is gracious and giveth:

W. Kelly Translation

The wicked [man] borroweth and payeth not,{HR}But the righteous [man] hath compassion and giveth.