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21 Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt,
but the godly show compassion and are generous.[a]

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  1. Psalm 37:21 tn Heb “an evil [man] borrows and does not repay, but a godly [man] is gracious and gives.” The singular forms are used in a representative sense; the typical evildoer and godly individual are in view. The three active participles and one imperfect (“repay”) draw attention to the characteristic behavior of the two types.

21 The wicked borrow and do not repay,
    but the righteous give generously;(A)

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