Psalms 37:25

Bible in Basic English (1941)

I have been young, and now am old, but I have not seen the good man without help, or his children looking for bread.

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  • Heb 13:5 : 5 Be free from the love of money and pleased with the things which you have; for he himself has said, I will be with you at all times.
  • Ps 25:13 : 13 His soul will be full of good things, and his seed will have the earth for its heritage.
  • 1 Sam 12:22 : 22 For the Lord will not give his people up, because of the honour of his name; for it was the Lord's pleasure to make of you a people for himself.
  • Ps 37:28 : 28 For the Lord is a lover of righteousness, and takes care of his saints; they will be kept safe for ever; but the seed of the evil-doers will be cut off.
  • Heb 12:5-6 : 5 And you have not kept in mind the word which says to you as to sons, My son, do not make little of the Lord's punishment, and do not give up hope when you are judged by him; 6 For the Lord sends punishment on his loved ones; everyone whom he takes as his son has experience of his rod.
  • Ps 112:2 : 2 His seed will be strong on the earth; blessings will be on the generation of the upright.
  • Prov 13:22 : 22 The heritage of the good man is handed down to his children's children; and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the upright man.
  • 2 Cor 4:9 : 9 We are cruelly attacked, but not without hope; we are made low, but we are not without help;
  • Phlm 1:8-9 : 8 And so, though I might, in the name of Christ, give you orders to do what is right, 9 Still, because of love, in place of an order, I make a request to you, I, Paul, an old man and now a prisoner of Christ Jesus:
  • Luke 1:53-55 : 53 Those who had no food he made full of good things; the men of wealth he sent away with nothing in their hands; 54 His help he has given to Israel, his servant, so that he might keep in mind his mercy to Abraham and his seed for ever, 55 As he gave his word to our fathers.
  • Acts 21:16 : 16 And some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us, taking a certain Mnason of Cyprus, one of the early disciples, in whose house we were to be living.
  • Ps 59:15 : 15 Let them go wandering up and down in search of food, and be there all night if they have not enough.
  • Ps 71:9 : 9 Do not give me up when I am old; be my help even when my strength is gone.
  • Ps 71:18 : 18 Now when I am old and grey-headed, O God, give me not up; till I have made clear your strength to this generation, and your power to all those to come.
  • Ps 94:14 : 14 The Lord will not give up his people, or take away his support from his heritage;
  • Job 15:23 : 23 He is wandering about in search of bread, saying, Where is it? and he is certain that the day of trouble is ready for him:
  • Job 32:6-7 : 6 And Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, made answer and said, I am young, and you are very old, so I was in fear, and kept myself from putting my knowledge before you. 7 I said to myself, It is right for the old to say what is in their minds, and for those who are far on in years to give out wisdom.
  • Gen 17:7 : 7 And I will make between me and you and your seed after you through all generations, an eternal agreement to be a God to you and to your seed after you.
  • Josh 1:5 : 5 While you are living, all will give way before you: as I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will not take away my help from you or give you up.
  • Ps 109:10 : 10 Let his children be wanderers, looking to others for their food; let them be sent away from the company of their friends.
  • Isa 13:16 : 16 Their young children will be broken up before their eyes; their goods will be taken away, and their wives made the property of others.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 37:26-29
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    26All the day he is ready to have mercy and to give; his children are a blessing.

    27Be turned from evil, and do good; and your place will be for ever.

    28For the Lord is a lover of righteousness, and takes care of his saints; they will be kept safe for ever; but the seed of the evil-doers will be cut off.

    29The upright will have the earth for their heritage, and will go on living there for ever.

  • 24Even if he has a fall he will not be without help: for the hand of the Lord is supporting him.

  • Ps 71:17-18
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    17O God, you have been my teacher from the time when I was young; and I have been talking of your works of wonder even till now.

    18Now when I am old and grey-headed, O God, give me not up; till I have made clear your strength to this generation, and your power to all those to come.

  • 9Do not give me up when I am old; be my help even when my strength is gone.

  • 18For the poor will not be without help; the hopes of those in need will not be crushed for ever.

  • Job 31:16-17
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    16If I kept back the desire of the poor; if the widow's eye was looking for help to no purpose;

    17If I kept my food for myself, and did not give some of it to the child with no father;

  • 19If I saw one near to death for need of clothing, and that the poor had nothing covering him;

  • Ps 112:2-3
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    2His seed will be strong on the earth; blessings will be on the generation of the upright.

    3A store of wealth will be in his house, and his righteousness will be for ever.

  • 3The Lord will not let the upright be in need of food, but he puts far from him the desire of the evil-doers.

  • 6He will not ever be moved; the memory of the upright will be living for ever.

  • Ps 37:16-19
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    16The little which the good man has is better than the wealth of evil-doers.

    17For the arms of the evil-doers will be broken: but the Lord is the support of the good.

    18The days of the upright are numbered by the Lord, and their heritage will be for ever.

    19They will not be shamed in the evil time, and in the days when all are in need of food they will have enough.

  • Ps 37:32-35
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    32The sinners are watching the upright man, desiring to put him to death.

    33The Lord will not give him into their hands, or be against him when he is judged.

    34Be waiting for the Lord, and keep his way; and you will be lifted up, and have the land for your heritage: when the evil-doers are cut off, you will see it.

    35I have seen the evil-doer in great power, covering the earth like a great tree.

  • 22Put your cares on the Lord, and he will be your support; he will not let the upright man be moved.

  • 15These two have I seen in my life which is to no purpose: a good man coming to his end in his righteousness, and an evil man whose days are long in his evil-doing.

  • Ps 37:21-22
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    21The sinner takes money and does not give it back; but the upright man has mercy, and gives to others.

    22Those who have his blessing will have the earth for their heritage; but those who are cursed by him will be cut off.

  • 16Or done wrong to any, or taken anything from one in his debt, or taken goods by force, but has given food to him who was in need of it, and clothing to him who was without it;

  • 22The heritage of the good man is handed down to his children's children; and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the upright man.

  • 10The young lions are in need and have no food; but those who are looking to the Lord will have every good thing.

  • 7Lifting them up to the seat of kings, and making them safe for ever.

  • 21If my hand had been lifted up against him who had done no wrong, when I saw that I was supported by the judges;

  • 1<To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> Happy is the man who gives thought to the poor; the Lord will be his saviour in the time of trouble.

  • 7See, this is the man who did not make God his strength, but had faith in his goods and his property, and made himself strong in his wealth.

  • 5He who does not put out his money at interest, or for payment give false decisions against men who have done no wrong. He who does these things will never be moved.

  • 9He who is kind will have a blessing, for he gives of his bread to the poor.

  • 30The upright man will never be moved, but evil-doers will not have a safe resting-place in the land.

  • 3I have seen the foolish taking root, but suddenly the curse came on his house.

  • 7And has done no wrong to any, but has given back to the debtor what is his, and has taken no one's goods by force, and has given food to him who was in need of it, and clothing to him who was without it;

  • 13I had almost given up my hope of seeing the blessing of the Lord in the land of the living.

  • 7An upright man goes on in his righteousness: happy are his children after him!

  • 10His children are hoping that the poor will be kind to them, and his hands give back his wealth.

  • 10Let his children be wanderers, looking to others for their food; let them be sent away from the company of their friends.

  • 14You have seen it; for your eyes are on sorrow and grief, to take it into your hand: the poor man puts his faith in you; you have been the helper of the child who has no father.

  • 9He has given with open hands to the poor; his righteousness is for ever; his horn will be lifted up with honour.

  • 22For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not been turned away in sin from my God.

  • 12For I was a saviour to the poor when he was crying for help, to the child with no father, and to him who had no supporter.

  • 28He who puts his faith in wealth will come to nothing; but the upright man will be full of growth like the green leaf.

  • 33But I will not take away my mercy from him, and will not be false to my faith.