Psalms 37:21

The wicked borrow and fail to repay, but the righteous give generously. Character shows in how one handles obligations and possessions.

Cross-references · 18

• Heb 13:16And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
• Ps 112:5It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.
• Prov 22:7The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
• Luke 6:30Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back.
• Ps 112:9He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.
• Deut 28:12The LORD will open the heavens, His abundant storehouse, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but borrow from none.
• 2 Cor 8:9For 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.
• Acts 20:35In 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.’”
• Isa 58:7–10Isn’t it 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?
• 2 Cor 9:6–15Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
• Deut 15:9–11Be 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 31:16–20If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,
• Neh 5:1–5About that time there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews.
• Isa 32:8But a noble man makes honorable plans; he stands up for worthy causes.
• Deut 28:43–44The foreigner living among you will rise higher and higher above you, while you sink down lower and lower.
• 2 Kgs 4:1–5Now 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!”
• Acts 11:29So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.
• Heb 6:10For 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.

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