Psalms 37:21

Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt, but the godly show compassion and are generous. ¹ 

De 15:9-11; De 28:12,43,44; 2Ki 4:1-5; Ne 5:1-5; Job 31:16-20; Ps 112:5,9; Pr 22:7; Isa 32:8; Isa 58:7-10; Lu 6:30; Ac 11:29; Ac 20:35; 2Co 8:9; 2Co 9:6-15; Heb 6:10; Heb 13:16

¹ 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.