Psalm 37:21
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.

Young's Literal Translation
The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, And the righteous is gracious and giving.

King James Bible
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

Hebrew
The wicked
רָ֭שָׁע (rā·šā‘)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person

borrow
לֹוֶ֣ה (lō·weh)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 3867: To twine, to unite, to remain, to borrow, to lend

and do not
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

repay,
יְשַׁלֵּ֑ם (yə·šal·lêm)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7999: To be safe, to be, completed, to be friendly, to reciprocate

but the righteous
וְ֝צַדִּ֗יק (wə·ṣad·dîq)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6662: Just, righteous

are gracious
חוֹנֵ֥ן (ḥō·w·nên)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 2603: To bend, stoop in kindness to an inferior, to favor, bestow, to implore

and giving.
וְנוֹתֵֽן׃ (wə·nō·w·ṯên)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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