Psalms 37:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 37:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 37:21 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 37:21 — KJV
“The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.”
— Psalms 37:21 (KJV)
Psalms 37:21 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 37:21
“Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.”
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“Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:”
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“There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.”
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“Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. the unrighteous...: Heb. the man of iniquity abundantly...: Heb. multiply to pardon”
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“And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.”
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