Psalms 37:21

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The wicked person borrows and does not repay, but the righteous is gracious and gives.

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  • Ps 112:5 : 5 Good comes to the man who is gracious and lends freely; he conducts his affairs with justice.
  • Ps 112:9 : 9 He has freely given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever. His horn will be exalted with honor.
  • Prov 22:7 : 7 The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
  • Deut 28:12 : 12 The LORD will open the heavens, His rich treasury, to give rain to your land in its season and bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow.
  • 2 Cor 8:9 : 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that through His poverty you might become rich.
  • Heb 13:16 : 16 And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
  • Deut 15:9-9 : 9 Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: 'The seventh year, the year of release, is near,' and you look grudgingly on your poor brother and give him nothing. He will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin. 10 You shall surely give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you undertake. 11 For there will never cease to be poor people in the land. Therefore, I command you to freely open your hand to your brother, to the needy, and to the poor in your land.
  • 2 Cor 9:6-9 : 6 Remember this: The one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows generously will also reap generously. 7 Each person should give as they have decided in their heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in every way, at all times, having all that you need, you may abound in every good work. 9 As it is written: 'He has scattered; he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever.' 10 Now the one who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and multiply your seed and increase the harvest of your righteousness. 11 You will be enriched in every way for all generosity, which through us produces thanksgiving to God. 12 For this ministry of service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanksgiving to God. 13 Because of the proof provided by this ministry, they will glorify God for your obedience to the confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with all. 14 And in their prayers for you, their hearts will go out to you because of the surpassing grace of God upon you. 15 Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
  • Heb 6:10 : 10 For God is not unjust to forget your work and the love you have shown for His name, having served and continuing to serve the saints.
  • Deut 28:43-44 : 43 The foreigner who resides among you will rise higher and higher above you, but you will sink lower and lower. 44 He will lend to you, but you will not lend to him. He will be the head, and you will be the tail.
  • 2 Kgs 4:1-5 : 1 A certain woman, the wife of one of the prophets, cried out to Elisha, saying, "Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that he revered the Lord. Now the creditor has come to take my two sons as slaves." 2 Elisha said to her, "What can I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?" She replied, "Your servant has nothing in the house except a small jar of oil." 3 Then he said, "Go, borrow empty vessels from all your neighbors. Get as many as you can. Do not gather too few." 4 Then go inside and shut the door behind you and your sons. Pour oil into all these vessels, and as each one is filled, set it aside." 5 So she left him, shut the door behind her and her sons, and they kept bringing vessels to her while she poured the oil.
  • Neh 5:1-5 : 1 There arose a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews. 2 Some were saying, 'We, along with our sons and daughters, are numerous. Let us get grain that we may eat and stay alive.' 3 Others were saying, 'We have had to mortgage our fields, vineyards, and houses to get grain during the famine.' 4 Still others were saying, 'We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards.' 5 'Although we are of the same flesh and blood as our fellow Israelites, and our children are just like theirs, we have to subject our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, and we are powerless to do anything about it, since our fields and vineyards now belong to others.'
  • Job 31:16-20 : 16 If I have withheld the desires of the poor or caused the eyes of the widow to fail, 17 if I have eaten my morsel alone, without sharing with the fatherless— 18 but from my youth I raised him as a father would, and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow— 19 if I have seen anyone perishing for lack of clothing, or the needy without garments, 20 and their hearts did not bless me for warming them with the fleece from my sheep—
  • Isa 32:8 : 8 But a noble person makes honorable plans, and by honorable deeds he stands.
  • Isa 58:7-9 : 7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and to bring the homeless poor into your house? When you see the naked, clothe them, and do not hide yourself from your own flesh and blood. 8 Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard. 9 Then you will call, and the Lord will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: 'Here I am.' If you remove the yoke from among you, the pointing finger, and malicious talk. 10 If you offer yourself to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like noonday.
  • Luke 6:30 : 30 Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.
  • Acts 11:29 : 29 The disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers and sisters living in Judea.
  • Acts 20:35 : 35 In all this, I have shown you that by working hard in this way, we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, who said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 19:17
    80%

    17Whoever is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his good deed.

  • Prov 21:26
    78%

    26All day long they crave and crave, but the righteous give and do not hold back.

  • Ps 37:26
    78%

    26All day long he is gracious and lends, and his children are a blessing.

  • Prov 21:7
    76%

    7The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to act justly.

  • Ps 112:4-5
    2 verses
    76%

    4Light shines in the darkness for the upright; he is gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

    5Good comes to the man who is gracious and lends freely; he conducts his affairs with justice.

  • Prov 21:18
    76%

    18The wicked serve as a ransom for the righteous, and the treacherous for the upright.

  • Prov 11:17-18
    2 verses
    76%

    17A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel person brings trouble to his own flesh.

    18The wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness receives a sure reward.

  • Ps 37:22
    76%

    22For those blessed by the LORD will inherit the land, but those cursed by Him will be cut off.

  • Prov 13:21-22
    2 verses
    75%

    21Trouble pursues sinners, but the righteous are rewarded with good.

    22A good person leaves an inheritance for their grandchildren, but the sinner's wealth is stored up for the righteous.

  • Prov 11:31
    75%

    31If the righteous are repaid on earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!

  • Prov 29:7
    75%

    7The righteous care about the justice of the poor, but the wicked have no understanding of it.

  • Ps 37:16-17
    2 verses
    75%

    16Better is the little that the righteous have than the abundance of many wicked.

    17For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD supports the righteous.

  • Luke 6:34
    74%

    34If you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.

  • Prov 10:2-3
    2 verses
    74%

    2Treasures gained through wickedness bring no benefit, but righteousness rescues from death.

    3The LORD will not let the righteous go hungry, but He thrusts aside the craving of the wicked.

  • Prov 22:7-8
    2 verses
    74%

    7The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

    8Whoever sows injustice will reap trouble, and the rod of his fury will fail.

  • Prov 28:27-28
    2 verses
    74%

    27Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but one who hides his eyes will receive many curses.

    28When the wicked rise, people hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous increase.

  • Ps 37:32
    74%

    32The wicked person lies in wait for the righteous and seeks to kill him.

  • Job 35:7
    74%

    7If you are righteous, what do you give to Him, or what does He receive from your hand?

  • Ezek 33:15
    73%

    15if they return what they took in pledge for a loan, restore anything they have stolen, and follow the decrees that give life, doing no wrong—they will surely live; they will not die.

  • Prov 28:8
    73%

    8Whoever increases his wealth by charging interest and unfair gain gathers it for one who is kind to the poor.

  • Prov 11:8
    73%

    8The righteous are rescued from trouble, and the wicked take their place.

  • Exod 22:25
    73%

    25If you take your neighbor's cloak as a pledge, return it to him before the sun sets.

  • Prov 17:23
    73%

    23The wicked accept a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice.

  • Prov 3:27
    73%

    27Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due when it is within your power to act.

  • Ezek 18:7-8
    2 verses
    72%

    7He does not oppress anyone, but restores a pledge for a loan; he does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and clothes the naked.

    8He does not lend at interest or take a profit; he withholds his hand from injustice and judges fairly between parties.

  • Job 36:6
    72%

    6He does not keep the wicked alive but gives justice to the afflicted.

  • Isa 5:23
    72%

    23who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deny justice to the righteous!

  • Prov 21:12
    72%

    12The righteous one considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked down to ruin.

  • Prov 14:31-32
    2 verses
    72%

    31Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.

    32The wicked are brought down by their own evil, but the righteous take refuge when they die.

  • Prov 11:4
    72%

    4Riches do not profit on the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

  • Prov 11:23
    72%

    23The desire of the righteous brings only good, but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.

  • Prov 22:16
    72%

    16One who oppresses the poor to increase their wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich will both come to poverty.

  • Ps 15:5
    72%

    5Who does not lend money at interest or accept a bribe against the innocent. The one who does these things will never be shaken.

  • Ps 28:4
    72%

    4Give them according to what they have done, and according to the evil of their deeds; give them according to the work of their hands; repay them their due reward.

  • Ps 32:10
    71%

    10Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but the steadfast love of the Lord surrounds those who trust in him.

  • Ps 37:12
    71%

    12The wicked person plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him.

  • Prov 13:6
    71%

    6Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Prov 15:28
    71%

    28The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.

  • Isa 26:10
    71%

    10Though the wicked is shown favor, he does not learn righteousness; even in a land of uprightness, he acts unjustly and does not see the majesty of the LORD.

  • Prov 17:13
    71%

    13If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never depart from their house.

  • Prov 12:21
    71%

    21No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.