PSA 37:21 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Wicked people borrow but never repay,
⇔ but the godly person is generous and gives.

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Οἱ ἀνταποδιδόντες κακὰ ἀντὶ ἀγαθῶν, ἐνδιέβαλλόν με, ἐπεὶ κατεδίωκον δικαιοσύνην.
(Hoi antapodidontes kaka anti agathōn, endieballon me, epei katediōkon dikaiosunaʸn. )

BrTr They that reward evil for good slandered me; because I followed righteousness.

ULT The wicked person borrows but does not repay,
⇔ but the righteous person is generous and gives.

UST The wicked people borrow money, but they are not able to repay it;
⇔ righteous people, in contrast, have enough money to give generously to others.

BSB ⇔ The wicked borrow and do not repay,
⇔ but the righteous are gracious and giving.

OEB ⇔ The wicked must borrow and cannot pay back,
⇔ but the righteous is lavish and gives.

WEBBE The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back,
⇔ but the righteous give generously.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt,
⇔ but the godly show compassion and are generous.

LSV The wicked is borrowing and does not repay,
And the righteous is gracious and giving.

FBV The wicked borrow, but don't repay; while those who do right give generously.

T4T ⇔ The wicked people borrow money, but they are not able to repay it;
⇔ righteous/godly people, in contrast, have enough money that they can give generously to others.

LEB • The wicked borrows and does not repay, but the righteous is gracious and gives.

BBE The sinner takes money and does not give it back; but the upright man has mercy, and gives to others.

Moff ⇔ The godless never pays back what he borrows,
⇔ but the good man is charitable and gives.

JPS The wicked borroweth, and payeth not; but the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.

ASV The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again;
⇔ But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.

DRA They that render evil for good, have detracted me, because I followed goodness.

YLT The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, And the righteous is gracious and giving.

Drby The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; but the righteous is gracious and giveth:

RV The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.

Wbstr The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous showeth mercy, and giveth.

KJB-1769 ⇔ The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
( ⇔ The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth/shows mercy, and giveth/gives. )

KJB-1611 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not againe: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giueth.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps The vngodly boroweth and payeth not agayne: but the righteous geueth mercifully and liberally.
(The ungodly boroweth and payeth not again: but the righteous giveth/gives mercifully and liberally.)

Gnva The wicked boroweth and payeth not againe. but the righteous is mercifull, and giueth.
(The wicked boroweth and payeth not again. but the righteous is merciful, and giveth/gives. )

Cvdl The vngodly boroweth and paieth not agayne, but the rightuous is mercifull & liberall.
(The ungodly boroweth and paieth not again, but the righteous is merciful and liberall.)

Wycl Thei that yelden yuels for goodis, backbitiden me; for Y suede goodnesse.
(They that yelden evils for goods, backbitiden me; for I followed goodness.)

Luth Der GOttlose borget und bezahlet nicht; der Gerechte aber ist barmherzig und milde.
(The Godlose borget and bezahlet not; the/of_the Gerechte but is barmherzig and milde.)

ClVg Qui retribuunt mala pro bonis detrahebant mihi, quoniam sequebar bonitatem.
(Who retribuunt evil for bonis detrahebant to_me, since/because sequebar bonitatem. )

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