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Psalm 37:21
The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.
Psalm 37:21 · Berean Standard Bible
Psalm 37:21 in other translations
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back, but the righteous give generously.
The wicked borrow, and do not pay back, but the righteous give generously.
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In context
18 The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.
19 In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.
20 But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.
21 The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.
22 Surely those He blesses will inherit the land, but the cursed will be destroyed.
23 The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.
24 Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.
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