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Psalms 37:25,28 - Compare All Versions

Psalms 37:25 NIV (New International Version)

I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread.

Psalms 37:28 NIV (New International Version)

For the LORD loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones. Wrongdoers will be completely destroyed; the offspring of the wicked will perish.

Psalms 37:25 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread.

Psalm 37:28 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

For the LORD loves justice; he will not forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.

Psalms 37:25 NLT (New Living Translation)

Once I was young, and now I am old. Yet I have never seen the godly abandoned or their children begging for bread.

Psalms 37:28 NLT (New Living Translation)

For the LORD loves justice, and he will never abandon the godly. He will keep them safe forever, but the children of the wicked will die.

Psalms 37:25 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

I have been young and now I am old, yet I have not seen the righteous abandoned or his children begging for bread.

Psalms 37:28 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

For the LORD loves justice and will not abandon his faithful ones.  They are kept safe forever, but the children of the wicked will be destroyed.

Psalms 37:25 KJV (King James Version)

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

Psalm 37:28 KJV (King James Version)

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.

Psalms 37:25 NKJV (New King James Version)

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

Psalms 37:28 NKJV (New King James Version)

For the LORD loves justice, And does not forsake His saints; They are preserved forever, But the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off.

Psalms 37:25-26 MSG (The Message)

I once was young, now I’m a graybeard— not once have I seen an abandoned believer, or his kids out roaming the streets. Every day he’s out giving and lending, his children making him proud.

Psalms 37:27-28a MSG (The Message)

Turn your back on evil, work for the good and don’t quit. GOD loves this kind of thing, never turns away from his friends. but bad eggs will be tossed out. The good get planted on good land and put down healthy roots.

Psalms 37:25 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

I have been young and now I am old, Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken Or his descendants begging for bread.

Psalm 37:28 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

For the LORD loves justice And does not abandon His godly ones; They are protected forever, But the descendants of the wicked will be eliminated.

Psalms 37:25 AMP (Amplified Bible)

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.

Psalms 37:28 AMP (Amplified Bible)

For the LORD delights in justice And does not abandon His saints (faithful ones); They are preserved forever, But the descendants of the wicked will [in time] be cut off.

Psalms 37:25 NET (New English Translation)

I was once young, now I am old. I have never seen a godly man abandoned, or his children forced to search for food.

Psalms 37:28 NET (New English Translation)

For the LORD promotes justice, and never abandons his faithful followers. They are permanently secure, but the children of evil men are wiped out.