Psalm 37:21
The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.
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borroweth

Deuteronomy 28:12, 43, 44
The LORD will open the heavens, His abundant storehouse, to send rain to your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but borrow from none. . . .

2 Kings 4:1-5
Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, "Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!" . . .

Nehemiah 5:1-5
About this time there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews. . . .

Proverbs 22:7
The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.

righteous

Psalm 112:5, 9
It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice. . . .

Deuteronomy 15:9-11
Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart, "The seventh year, the year of release, is near, " so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin. . . .

Job 31:16-20
If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow's eyes to fail, . . .

Isaiah 32:8
But a noble man makes honorable plans; he stands up for worthy causes.

Isaiah 58:7-10
Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? . . .

Luke 6:30
Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back.

Acts 11:29
So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.

Acts 20:35
In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

2 Corinthians 8:9
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.

2 Corinthians 9:6
Consider this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.

Hebrews 6:10
God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.

Hebrews 13:16
And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The wicked borrows and does not pay back, But the righteous is gracious and gives.

King James Bible
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The wicked man borrows and does not repay, but the righteous one is gracious and giving.

International Standard Version
The wicked borrow but never pay back; but the righteous are generous and give.

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

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The wicked borrows and does not repay and the righteous shows mercy and gives.
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