Psalms 37:25

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

I was once young, now I am old. I have never seen a godly man abandoned, or his children forced to search for food.

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  • Heb 13:5 : 5 Your conduct must be free from the love of money and you must be content with what you have, for he has said,“I will never leave you and I will never abandon you.”
  • Ps 25:13 : 13 They experience his favor; their descendants inherit the land.
  • 1 Sam 12:22 : 22 The LORD will not abandon his people because he wants to uphold his great reputation. The LORD was pleased to make you his own people.
  • Ps 37:28 : 28 For the LORD promotes justice, and never abandons his faithful followers. They are permanently secure, but the children of evil men are wiped out.
  • Heb 12:5-6 : 5 And have you forgotten the exhortation addressed to you as sons?“My son, do not scorn the Lord’s discipline or give up when he corrects you. 6 “For the Lord disciplines the one he loves and chastises every son he accepts.”
  • Ps 112:2 : 2 His descendants will be powerful on the earth; the godly will be blessed.
  • Prov 13:22 : 22 A good person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.
  • 2 Cor 4:9 : 9 we are persecuted, but not abandoned; we are knocked down, but not destroyed,
  • Phlm 1:8-9 : 8 Paul’s Request for Onesimus So, although I have quite a lot of confidence in Christ and could command you to do what is proper, 9 I would rather appeal to you on the basis of love– I, Paul, an old man and even now a prisoner for the sake of Christ Jesus–
  • Luke 1:53-55 : 53 he has filled the hungry with good things, and has sent the rich away empty. 54 He has helped his servant Israel, remembering his mercy, 55 as he promised to our ancestors, to Abraham and to his descendants forever.”
  • Acts 21:16 : 16 Some of the disciples from Caesarea came along with us too, and brought us to the house of Mnason of Cyprus, a disciple from the earliest times, with whom we were to stay.
  • Ps 59:15 : 15 They wander around looking for something to eat; they refuse to sleep until they are full.
  • Ps 71:9 : 9 Do not reject me in my old age! When my strength fails, do not abandon me!
  • Ps 71:18 : 18 Even when I am old and gray, O God, do not abandon me, until I tell the next generation about your strength, and those coming after me about your power.
  • Ps 94:14 : 14 Certainly the LORD does not forsake his people; he does not abandon the nation that belongs to him.
  • Job 15:23 : 23 he wanders about– food for vultures; he knows that the day of darkness is at hand.
  • Job 32:6-7 : 6 Elihu Claims Wisdom So Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite spoke up:“I am young, but you are elderly; that is why I was fearful, and afraid to explain to you what I know. 7 I said to myself,‘Age should speak, and length of years should make wisdom known.’
  • Gen 17:7 : 7 I will confirm my covenant as a perpetual covenant between me and you. It will extend to your descendants after you throughout their generations. I will be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
  • Josh 1:5 : 5 No one will be able to resist you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not abandon you or leave you alone.
  • Ps 109:10 : 10 May his children roam around begging, asking for handouts as they leave their ruined home!
  • Isa 13:16 : 16 Their children will be smashed to pieces before their very eyes; their houses will be looted and their wives raped.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 37:26-29
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    26All day long he shows compassion and lends to others, and his children are blessed.

    27Turn away from evil! Do what is right! Then you will enjoy lasting security.

    28For the LORD promotes justice, and never abandons his faithful followers. They are permanently secure, but the children of evil men are wiped out.

    29The godly will possess the land and will dwell in it permanently.

  • Ps 37:24
    76%

    24Even if he trips, he will not fall headlong, for the LORD holds his hand.

  • Ps 71:17-18
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    17O God, you have taught me since I was young, and I am still declaring your amazing deeds.

    18Even when I am old and gray, O God, do not abandon me, until I tell the next generation about your strength, and those coming after me about your power.

  • Ps 71:9
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    9Do not reject me in my old age! When my strength fails, do not abandon me!

  • Ps 9:18
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    18for the needy are not permanently ignored, the hopes of the oppressed are not forever dashed.

  • Job 31:16-17
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    16If I have refused to give the poor what they desired, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

    17If I ate my morsel of bread myself, and did not share any of it with orphans–

  • Job 31:19
    72%

    19If I have seen anyone about to perish for lack of clothing, or a poor man without a coat,

  • Ps 112:2-3
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    2His descendants will be powerful on the earth; the godly will be blessed.

    3His house contains wealth and riches; his integrity endures.

  • Prov 10:3
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    3The LORD satisfies the appetite of the righteous, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

  • Ps 112:6
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    6For he will never be shaken; others will always remember one who is just.

  • Ps 37:16-19
    4 verses
    70%

    16The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,

    17for evil men will lose their power, but the LORD sustains the godly.

    18The LORD watches over the innocent day by day and they possess a permanent inheritance.

    19They will not be ashamed when hard times come; when famine comes they will have enough to eat.

  • Ps 37:32-35
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    32Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.

    33But the LORD does not surrender the godly, or allow them to be condemned in a court of law.

    34Rely on the LORD! Obey his commands! Then he will permit you to possess the land; you will see the demise of evil men.

    35I have seen ruthless evil men growing in influence, like a green tree grows in its native soil.

  • Ps 55:22
    70%

    22Throw your burden upon the LORD, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the godly to be shaken.

  • Eccl 7:15
    70%

    15Exceptions to the Law of Retribution During the days of my fleeting life I have seen both of these things: Sometimes a righteous person dies prematurely in spite of his righteousness, and sometimes a wicked person lives long in spite of his evil deeds.

  • Ps 37:21-22
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    21Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt, but the godly show compassion and are generous.

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

  • Ezek 18:16
    69%

    16does not oppress anyone or keep what has been given in pledge, does not commit robbery, gives his food to the hungry, and clothes the naked,

  • Prov 13:22
    69%

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

  • Ps 34:10
    69%

    10Even young lions sometimes lack food and are hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

  • Job 36:7
    69%

    7He does not take his eyes off the righteous; but with kings on the throne he seats the righteous and exalts them forever.

  • Job 31:21
    69%

    21if I have raised my hand to vote against the orphan, when I saw my support in the court,

  • Ps 41:1
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    1For the music director; a psalm of David. How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, may the LORD deliver him.

  • Ps 52:7
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    7“Look, here is the man who would not make God his protector! He trusted in his great wealth and was confident about his plans to destroy others.”

  • 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.

  • Prov 22:9
    69%

    9A generous person will be blessed, for he has given some of his food to the poor.

  • Prov 10:30
    68%

    30The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.

  • Job 5:3
    68%

    3I myself have seen the fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his place of residence.

  • Ezek 18:7
    68%

    7does not oppress anyone, but gives the debtor back whatever was given in pledge, does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and clothes the naked,

  • Ps 27:13
    68%

    13Where would I be if I did not believe I would experience the LORD’s favor in the land of the living?

  • Prov 20:7
    68%

    7The righteous person behaves in integrity; blessed are his children after him.

  • Job 20:10
    68%

    10His sons must recompense the poor; his own hands must return his wealth.

  • Ps 109:10
    68%

    10May his children roam around begging, asking for handouts as they leave their ruined home!

  • Ps 10:14
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    14You have taken notice, for you always see one who inflicts pain and suffering. The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you; you deliver the fatherless.

  • Ps 112:9
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    9He generously gives to the needy; his integrity endures. He will be vindicated and honored.

  • 2 Sam 22:22
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    22For I have obeyed the LORD’s commands; I have not rebelled against my God.

  • Job 29:12
    68%

    12for I rescued the poor who cried out for help, and the orphan who had no one to assist him;

  • Prov 11:28
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    28The one who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

  • Ps 89:33
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    33But I will not remove my loyal love from him, nor be unfaithful to my promise.