Parallel Verses
King James Version
I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
New American Standard Bible
Yet
Or
Holman Bible
yet I have not seen the righteous abandoned
or his children begging for bread.
International Standard Version
I once was young and now I am old, but I have not seen a righteous person forsaken or his descendants begging for bread.
A Conservative Version
I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen a righteous man forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
American Standard Version
I have been young, and now am old; Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his seed begging bread.
Amplified
I have been young and now I am old,
Yet I have not seen the righteous (those in right standing with God) abandoned
Or his descendants pleading for bread.
Bible in Basic English
I have been young, and now am old, but I have not seen the good man without help, or his children looking for bread.
Darby Translation
I have been young, and now am old, and I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread:
Julia Smith Translation
I was a youth, also I grew old, and I saw not the just one forsaken and his seed seeking bread.
King James 2000
I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his offspring begging bread.
Lexham Expanded Bible
I was a youth, but I am [now] old; yet I have not seen [the] righteous forsaken or his children {begging for} bread.
Modern King James verseion
I have been young, and am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, or his seed begging bread.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I have been young, and now am old; and yet saw I never the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging their bread.
NET Bible
I was once young, now I am old. I have never seen a godly man abandoned, or his children forced to search for food.
New Heart English Bible
I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.
The Emphasized Bible
Young, have I been, moreover am old, - Yet have I not seen, A righteous man forsaken, Nor his seed begging bread:
Webster
I have been young, and now am old; yet I have 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.
Youngs Literal Translation
Young I have been, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.
Themes
Beggars » General references to
Beggars » Not the seed of the righteous
Bread » Illustrative » (seeking of begging,) of extreme poverty
Experience (knowledge experimental) » General references to
God's Promises » To the prayerful » To the righteous
Heredity » Beneficent influence of the righteous
Knowledge » Knowledge, experimental » General references to
experimental Knowledge » General references to
Offspring » Beneficent influence of the righteous
The righteous » The righteous, promises to
The righteous » Sought as a relief from trouble death spiritual » Seed of
Righteousness » Promises concerning » Promises to the righteous
Righteousness » They who walk in and follow » Are never forsaken by God
Topics
Devotionals
Devotionals containing Psalm 37:25
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 37:25
Verse Info
Context Readings
Instruction In Wisdom
24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand. 25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. 26 He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.
Cross References
Hebrews 13:5
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
1 Samuel 12:22
For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.
Psalm 25:13
His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.
Psalm 37:28
For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
Psalm 109:10
Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.
Genesis 17:7
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
Joshua 1:5
There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Job 15:23
He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
Job 32:6-7
And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.
Psalm 59:15
Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied.
Psalm 71:9
Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.
Psalm 71:18
Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.
Psalm 94:14
For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.
Psalm 112:2
His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.
Proverbs 13:22
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
Isaiah 13:16
Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.
Luke 1:53-55
He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
Acts 21:16
There went with us also certain of the disciples of Caesarea, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge.
2 Corinthians 4:9
Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
Hebrews 12:5-6
And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: