Psalms 37:25

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“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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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“I have been young, and now am old; Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his seed begging bread.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Young I have been, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 37:25 — 22 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 17:7I 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.
  2. Joshua 1:5No 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.
  3. 1 Samuel 12:22Indeed, for the sake of His great name, the LORD will not abandon His people, because He was pleased to make you His own.
  4. Job 4:7Consider now, I plead: Who, being innocent, has ever perished? Or where have the upright been destroyed?
  5. Job 15:23He wanders about as food for vultures; he knows the day of darkness is at hand.
  6. Job 32:6So 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.
  7. Psalms 25:13His soul will dwell in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land.
  8. Psalms 37:28For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.
  9. Psalms 59:15They scavenge for food, and growl if they are not satisfied.
  10. Psalms 71:9Do not discard me in my old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails.
  11. Psalms 71:18Even 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.
  12. Psalms 94:14For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.
  13. Psalms 109:10May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes.
  14. Psalms 112:2His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
  15. Proverbs 13:22A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
  16. Isaiah 13:16Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses will be looted, and their wives will be ravished.
  17. Luke 1:53He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
  18. Acts 21:16Some of the disciples from Caesarea accompanied us, and they took us to stay at the home of Mnason the Cypriot, an early disciple.
  19. 2 Corinthians 4:9persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.
  20. Philemon 1:8So although in Christ I am bold enough to order you to do what is proper,
  21. Hebrews 12:5And 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.
  22. Hebrews 13:5Keep 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.”

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