Psalms 37:21

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Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt, but the godly show compassion and are generous.

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  • Ps 112:5 : 5 It goes well for the one who generously lends money, and conducts his business honestly.
  • Ps 112:9 : 9 He generously gives to the needy; his integrity endures. He will be vindicated and honored.
  • 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 for you his good treasure house, the heavens, to give you rain for the land in its season and to bless all you do; you will lend to many nations but you will not borrow from any.
  • 2 Cor 8:9 : 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although he was rich, he became poor for your sakes, so that you by his poverty could become rich.
  • Heb 13:16 : 16 And do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for God is pleased with such sacrifices.
  • Deut 15:9-9 : 9 Be careful lest you entertain the wicked thought that the seventh year, the year of cancellation of debts, has almost arrived, and your attitude be wrong toward your impoverished fellow Israelite and you do not lend him anything; he will cry out to the LORD against you and you will be regarded as having sinned. 10 You must by all means lend to him and not be upset by doing it, for because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you attempt. 11 There will never cease to be some poor people in the land; therefore, I am commanding you to make sure you open your hand to your fellow Israelites who are needy and poor in your land.
  • 2 Cor 9:6-9 : 6 My point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously. 7 Each one of you should give just as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, because God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace overflow to you so that because you have enough of everything in every way at all times, you will overflow in every good work. 9 Just as it is written,“He has scattered widely, he has given to the poor; his righteousness remains forever.” 10 Now God who provides seed for the sower and bread for food will provide and multiply your supply of seed and will cause the harvest of your righteousness to grow. 11 You will be enriched in every way so that you may be generous on every occasion, which is producing through us thanksgiving to God, 12 because the service of this ministry is not only providing for the needs of the saints but is also overflowing with many thanks to God. 13 Through the evidence of this service they will glorify God because of your obedience to your confession in the gospel of Christ and the generosity of your sharing with them and with everyone. 14 And in their prayers on your behalf they long for you because of the extraordinary grace God has shown to you. 15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!
  • Heb 6:10 : 10 For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love you have demonstrated for his name, in having served and continuing to serve the saints.
  • Deut 28:43-44 : 43 The resident foreigners who reside among you will become higher and higher over you and you will become lower and lower. 44 They will lend to you but you will not lend to them; they will become the head and you will become the tail!
  • 2 Kgs 4:1-5 : 1 Elisha Helps a Widow and Her Sons Now a wife of one of the prophets appealed to Elisha for help, saying,“Your servant, my husband is dead. You know that your servant was a loyal follower of the LORD. Now the creditor is coming to take away my two boys to be his servants.” 2 Elisha said to her,“What can I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She answered,“Your servant has nothing in the house except a small jar of olive oil.” 3 He said,“Go and ask all your neighbors for empty containers. Get as many as you can. 4 Go and close the door behind you and your sons. Pour the olive oil into all the containers; set aside each one when you have filled it.” 5 So she left him and closed the door behind her and her sons. As they were bringing the containers to her, she was pouring the olive oil.
  • Neh 5:1-5 : 1 Nehemiah Intervenes on behalf of the Oppressed Then there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews. 2 There were those who said,“With our sons and daughters, we are many. We must obtain grain in order to eat and stay alive.” 3 There were others who said,“We are putting up our fields, our vineyards, and our houses as collateral in order to obtain grain during the famine.” 4 Then there were those who said,“We have borrowed money to pay our taxes to the king on our fields and our vineyards. 5 And now, though we share the same flesh and blood as our fellow countrymen, and our children are just like their children, still we have found it necessary to subject our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters have been subjected to slavery, while we are powerless to help, since our fields and vineyards now belong to other people.”
  • Job 31:16-20 : 16 If I have refused to give the poor what they desired, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail, 17 If I ate my morsel of bread myself, and did not share any of it with orphans– 18 but from my youth I raised the orphan like a father, and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow! 19 If I have seen anyone about to perish for lack of clothing, or a poor man without a coat, 20 whose heart did not bless me as he warmed himself with the fleece of my sheep,
  • Isa 32:8 : 8 An honorable man makes honorable plans; his honorable character gives him security.
  • Isa 58:7-9 : 7 I want you to share your food with the hungry and to provide shelter for homeless, oppressed people. When you see someone naked, clothe him! Don’t turn your back on your own flesh and blood! 8 Then your light will shine like the sunrise; your restoration will quickly arrive; your godly behavior will go before you, and the LORD’s splendor will be your rear guard. 9 Then you will call out, and the LORD will respond; you will cry out, and he will reply,‘Here I am.’ You must remove the burdensome yoke from among you and stop pointing fingers and speaking sinfully. 10 You must actively help the hungry and feed the oppressed. Then your light will dispel the darkness, and your darkness will be transformed into noonday.
  • Luke 6:30 : 30 Give to everyone who asks you, and do not ask for your possessions back from the person who takes them away.
  • Acts 11:29 : 29 So the disciples, each in accordance with his financial ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.
  • Acts 20:35 : 35 By all these things, I have shown you that by working in this way we must help the weak, and remember the words of the Lord Jesus that he himself said,‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 19:17
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    17The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and the LORD will repay him for his good deed.

  • Prov 21:26
    78%

    26All day long he has craved greedily, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.

  • Ps 37:26
    78%

    26All day long he shows compassion and lends to others, and his children are blessed.

  • Prov 21:7
    76%

    7The violence done by the wicked will drag them away because they have refused to do what is right.

  • Ps 112:4-5
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    4In the darkness a light shines for the godly, for each one who is merciful, compassionate, and just.

    5It goes well for the one who generously lends money, and conducts his business honestly.

  • Prov 21:18
    76%

    18The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the treacherous are taken in the place of the upright.

  • Prov 11:17-18
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    17A kind person benefits himself, but a cruel person brings himself trouble.

    18The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.

  • Ps 37:22
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    22Surely those favored by the LORD will possess the land, but those rejected by him will be wiped out.

  • Prov 13:21-22
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    21Calamity pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous.

    22A good person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.

  • Prov 11:31
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    31If the righteous are recompensed on earth, how much more the wicked sinner!

  • Prov 29:7
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    7The righteous person cares for the legal rights of the poor; the wicked does not understand such knowledge.

  • Ps 37:16-17
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    16The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,

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  • Luke 6:34
    74%

    34And if you lend to those from whom you hope to be repaid, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, so that they may be repaid in full.

  • Prov 10:2-3
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    74%

    2Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.

    3The LORD satisfies the appetite of the righteous, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

  • Prov 22:7-8
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    7The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

    8The one who sows iniquity will reap trouble, and the rod of his fury will end.

  • Prov 28:27-28
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    27The one who gives to the poor will not lack, but whoever shuts his eyes to them will receive many curses.

    28When the wicked gain control, people hide themselves, but when they perish, the righteous increase.

  • Ps 37:32
    74%

    32Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.

  • Job 35:7
    74%

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

  • Ezek 33:15
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    15He returns what was taken in pledge, pays back what he has stolen, and follows the statutes that give life, committing no iniquity. He will certainly live– he will not die.

  • Prov 28:8
    73%

    8The one who increases his wealth by increasing interest gathers it for someone who is gracious to the needy.

  • Prov 11:8
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    8A righteous person was delivered out of trouble, then a wicked person took his place.

  • Exod 22:25
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    25“If you lend money to any of my people who are needy among you, do not be like a moneylender to him; do not charge him interest.

  • Prov 17:23
    73%

    23A wicked person receives a bribe secretly to pervert the ways of justice.

  • Prov 3:27
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    27Wisdom Demonstrated in Relationships with People Do not withhold good from those who need it, when you have the ability to help.

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  • Job 36:6
    72%

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  • Prov 21:12
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    12The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked; he overthrows the wicked to their ruin.

  • Prov 14:31-32
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    72%

    31The one who oppresses the poor has insulted his Creator, but whoever honors him shows favor to the needy.

    32An evil person will be thrown down through his wickedness, but a righteous person takes refuge in his integrity.

  • Prov 11:4
    72%

    4Wealth does not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

  • Prov 11:23
    72%

    23The desire of the righteous is only good, but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

  • Prov 22:16
    72%

    16The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich– both end up only in poverty.

  • Ps 15:5
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    5He does not charge interest when he lends his money. He does not take bribes to testify against the innocent. The one who lives like this will never be shaken.

  • Ps 28:4
    72%

    4Pay them back for their evil deeds! Pay them back for what they do! Punish them!

  • Ps 32:10
    71%

    10An evil person suffers much pain, but the LORD’s faithfulness overwhelms the one who trusts in him.

  • Ps 37:12
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    12Evil men plot against the godly and viciously attack them.

  • Prov 13:6
    71%

    6Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Prov 15:28
    71%

    28The heart of the righteous considers how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

  • Isa 26:10
    71%

    10If the wicked are shown mercy, they do not learn about justice. Even in a land where right is rewarded, they act unjustly; they do not see the LORD’s majesty revealed.

  • Prov 17:13
    71%

    13As for the one who repays evil for good, evil will not leave his house.

  • Prov 12:21
    71%

    21No harm will be directed at the righteous, but the wicked are filled with calamity.