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Psalms 37:25

Psalms 37:25 is verse 25 of Psalms chapter 37, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.

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King James Version

I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

World English Bible

I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.

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Psalms 37:23–27 · Berean Standard Bible

23 The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.

24 Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.

25 I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.

26 They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing.

27 Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will abide forever.

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Psalms 71:9

Do not discard me in my old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails.

Psalms 71:18

Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.

Job 32:6

So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared: “I am young in years, while you are old; that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know.

Job 32:7

I thought that age should speak, and many years should teach wisdom.

Acts 21:16

Some of the disciples from Caesarea accompanied us, and they took us to stay at the home of Mnason the Cypriot, an early disciple.

Philemon 1:8

So although in Christ I am bold enough to order you to do what is proper,

Philemon 1:9

I prefer to appeal on the basis of love. For I, Paul, am now aged, and a prisoner of Christ Jesus as well.

Psalms 37:28

For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.

Psalms 94:14

For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.

Joshua 1:5

No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.

1 Samuel 12:22

Indeed, for the sake of His great name, the LORD will not abandon His people, because He was pleased to make you His own.

Isaiah 13:16

Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses will be looted, and their wives will be ravished.

2 Corinthians 4:9

persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.

Hebrews 12:5

And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.

Hebrews 12:6

For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”

Hebrews 13:5

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”

Psalms 25:13

His soul will dwell in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land.

Psalms 59:15

They scavenge for food, and growl if they are not satisfied.

Psalms 109:10

May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes.

Psalms 112:2

His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.

Genesis 17:7

I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

Job 15:23

He wanders about as food for vultures; he knows the day of darkness is at hand.

Proverbs 13:22

A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.

Luke 1:53

He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.

Luke 1:54

He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,

Luke 1:55

as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”

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