Psalms 37:21 KJV
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
Words Then and Now
- sheweth to show Still heard today: show, the same word; shewn is still a British legal spelling Webster’s 1828 · Show
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Matthew Henry
- Psalms 37:21–33The Lord our God requires that we do justly, and render to all their due. It is a great sin for those that are able, to deny the payment of just debts; it is...
Thompson Chains
- BeneficenceSee the chain from Ruth 2:15 · 4 links
Cross References
- Psalms 112:5 A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
- Deuteronomy 28:12 The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
- Psalms 112:9 He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.
- Proverbs 22:7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
- 2 Corinthians 8:9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
- Hebrews 13:16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
- Deuteronomy 15:9–11 Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee. …
- Deuteronomy 28:43–44 The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low. …
- 2 Kings 4:1–5 Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen. …
- Nehemiah 5:1–5 And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews. …
- Job 31:16–20 If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail; …
- Isaiah 32:8 But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.
- Isaiah 58:7–10 Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? …
- Luke 6:30 Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
- Acts 11:29 Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea:
- Acts 20:35 I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
- 2 Corinthians 9:6–15 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. …
- Hebrews 6:10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
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Topics
- Borrowing General scriptures concerning Borrowing
- Character Fraudulent
- David Devoutness of
- Dishonesty General scriptures concerning Dishonesty
- Poetry Acrostic
- Poor Duty to Poor
- Psalms Didactic
- Wicked (people) Contrasted with righteous people
Hebrew and Strong’s
- The wicked רָשָׁע rāšāʿ רָשָׁע Adjective · masculine singular
- borroweth לֹוֶה lōwê לָוָה Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
- and payeth not again וְלֹא wĕlōʾ Negative · with and יְשַׁלֵּם yĕšallēm שָׁלַם Verb · piel imperfect, third person masculine singular
- but the righteous וְצַדִּיק wĕṣaddîq צַדִּיק Adjective · masculine singular · with and
- sheweth mercy חוֹנֵן ḥônēn חָנַן Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
- and giveth וְנוֹתֵן wĕnôtēn נָתַן Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular · with and
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