It is well with those who deal generously and lend, who conduct their affairs with justice.
Psalm 37:21 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 The wicked borrow and do not pay back, but the righteous are generous and keep giving; More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: But the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The wicked borrow and pay not again [for they may be unable], but the [uncompromisingly] righteous deal kindly and give [for they are able]. American Standard Version (1901) The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth. Common English Bible The wicked borrow and don’t pay it back, but the righteous are generous and giving. Catholic Public Domain Version Those who render evil for good have dragged me down, because I followed goodness. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version They that render evil for good, have detracted me, because I followed goodness. |
It is well with those who deal generously and lend, who conduct their affairs with justice.
They have distributed freely; they have given to the poor; their righteousness endures forever; their horn is exalted in honor.
The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
But those who are noble plan noble things, and by noble things they stand.
Give to everyone who asks of you, and if anyone takes away what is yours, do not ask for it back again.
The disciples determined that, according to their ability, each would send relief to the brothers and sisters living in Judea;
In all this I have given you an example that by such work we must support the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, for he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”
For you know the generous act of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich.
The Lord will open for you his rich storehouse, the heavens, to give the rain of your land in its season and to bless all your undertakings. You will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow.
Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
For God is not unjust; he will not overlook your work and the love that you showed for his sake in serving the saints, as you still do.