Psalms 37:21
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.”
שָׁלַם
To be complete, to make whole, to pay. Shalam. God's salvation is not partial. He makes everything whole and brings everything to completion.
חָנַן
is showing favor
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חָנַן
properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)
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לָוָה
is borrowing
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לָוָה
properly, to twine, i.e. (by implication) to unite, to remain; also to borrow (as a form of obligation) or (caus.) to lend
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רָשָׁע
the wicked
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רָשָׁע
Wicked, ungodly. Rasha. One who is morally wrong and opposed to God. God's mercy is available to anyone who repents.
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