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Psalm 37:21 KJV
Psalms · chapter 37 · verse 21
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.Psalm 37:21 · King James Version
Psalm 37:21 in context
19They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
20But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
21The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
22For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
23The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.
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Key words (Strong's)
- borrowethlâvâhproperly, to twineH3867 →
- righteoustsaddîyqjustH6662 →
- wickedrâshâʻmorally wrongH7563 →
- mercychânanproperly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferiorH2603 →
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These verses are much to the same purport with the foregoing verses of this psalm, for it is a subject worthy to be dwelt upon. Observe here, I. What is required of us as the way to our happiness, which we may learn both from the characters here laid down and from the directions here given.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 21-33