Psalms 37:25
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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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“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)“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“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“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 DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 37:25 — 22 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Job 4:7Consider now, I plead: Who, being innocent, has ever perished? Or where have the upright been destroyed?
- Job 15:23He wanders about as food for vultures; he knows the day of darkness is at hand.
- 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.
- Psalms 25:13His soul will dwell in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land.
- 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.
- Psalms 59:15They scavenge for food, and growl if they are not satisfied.
- Psalms 71:9Do not discard me in my old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails.
- 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.
- Psalms 94:14For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.
- Psalms 109:10May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes.
- Psalms 112:2His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
- Proverbs 13:22A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
- Isaiah 13:16Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses will be looted, and their wives will be ravished.
- Luke 1:53He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
- 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.
- 2 Corinthians 4:9persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.
- Philemon 1:8So although in Christ I am bold enough to order you to do what is proper,
- 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.
- 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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