King James Version (KJV)
Psalms 37:21
“The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.”
Verse in context — Psalms 37
19
They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
20
But 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.
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The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
22
For [such as be] blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and [they that be] cursed of him shall be cut off.
23
The steps of a [good] man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.
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