诗篇 37:21
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
Context
This verse from 诗篇 Chapter 37 connects to 10 cross-references. 诗篇第三十四篇是大卫在基拉耳装疯后的感恩诗:「我要时时称颂耶和华!」他宣告神拯救卑微的人,天使驻扎保护敬畏神的人,并劝勉人「你们要尝尝主恩的滋味,便知道祂是美善的」。
其他译本
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.
The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, And the righteous is gracious and giving.
The sinner takes money and does not give it back; but the upright man has mercy, and gives to others.
交叉参考
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Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out …
But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.
But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, …
Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the …
Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judea:
If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;