Borrowing Money

The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back, but the righteous give generously.

The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.

Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

Don’t you be one of those who strike hands, of those who are collateral for debts. — read the full passage →

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

Don’t withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it. — read the full passage →

“If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be to him as a creditor; neither shall you charge him interest. — read the full passage →

Yahweh will open to you his good treasure in the sky, to give the rain of your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. You will lend to many nations, and you will not borrow.

Give to him who asks you, and don’t turn away him who desires to borrow from you.

Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”

A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

He who loves pleasure shall be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil shall not be rich.

Don’t you be one of those who strike hands, of those who are collateral for debts.

If a poor man, one of your brothers, is with you within any of your gates in your land which Yahweh your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother;

he who has not lent on interest, neither has taken any increase, who has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed true justice between man and man,

Most certainly I tell you, you shall by no means get out of there, until you have paid the last penny.

Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise; — read the full passage →

If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink: — read the full passage →

He will lend to you, and you won’t lend to him. He will be the head, and you will be the tail.

A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh, but accurate weights are his delight. — read the full passage →

Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.

Give therefore to everyone what you owe: taxes to whom taxes are due; customs to whom customs; respect to whom respect; honor to whom honor.

he who doesn’t lend out his money for usury, nor take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be shaken.

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

“If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be to him as a creditor; neither shall you charge him interest.

“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon.

“Behold, I come quickly. My reward is with me, to repay to each man according to his work.

It is better that you should not vow, than that you should vow and not pay.

For Yahweh your God will bless you, as he promised you. You will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow. You will rule over many nations, but they will not rule over you.

He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he who loves abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.

It is well with the man who deals graciously and lends. He will maintain his cause in judgment.

If you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive back as much. — read the full passage →

He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.

Woe is me, my mother, that you have borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have not lent, neither have men lent to me; yet everyone of them curses me.

You shall not lend on interest to your brother; interest of money, interest of food, interest of anything that is lent on interest.

The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

Yahweh makes poor, and makes rich. He brings low, he also lifts up.

“‘If your brother has become poor, and his hand can’t support himself among you; then you shall uphold him. He shall live with you like an alien and a temporary resident. — read the full passage →

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.

Charge those who are rich in this present world that they not be haughty, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy; — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?

for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

He said to them, “Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.”

“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you.”

But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!

“Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal; — read the full passage →

and has not wronged any, but has restored to the debtor his pledge, has taken nothing by robbery, has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment;

He who increases his wealth by excessive interest gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.

You shall not lend on interest to your brother; interest of money, interest of food, interest of anything that is lent on interest. — read the full passage →

But you shall remember Yahweh your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth; that he may establish his covenant which he swore to your fathers, as at this day.

You shall not lend him your money at interest, nor give him your food for profit.

for that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin. What would he sleep in? It will happen, when he cries to me, that I will hear, for I am gracious.

Soldiers also asked him, saying, “What about us? What must we do?” He said to them, “Extort from no one by violence, neither accuse anyone wrongfully. Be content with your wages.”

Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, and test me now in this,” says Yahweh of Armies, “if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough for.

Don’t fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness. — read the full passage →

Because you say, ‘I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing;’ and don’t know that you are the wretched one, miserable, poor, blind, and naked;

Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming on you. — read the full passage →

My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him.

He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.

Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brothers the Jews. — read the full passage →

Give to everyone who asks you, and don’t ask him who takes away your goods to give them back again.

What was sown among the thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of this age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

The rich and the poor have this in common: Yahweh is the maker of them all.

Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked. — read the full passage →

If a poor man, one of your brothers, is with you within any of your gates in your land which Yahweh your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother; — read the full passage →

But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

Not that I speak in respect to lack, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content in it. — read the full passage →

On the first day of the week, let each one of you save, as he may prosper, that no collections be made when I come.

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Sell that which you have, and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which don’t grow old, a treasure in the heavens that doesn’t fail, where no thief approaches, neither moth destroys.

If you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive back as much.

You ought therefore to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back my own with interest.

“Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

For wisdom is a defense, even as money is a defense; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.

Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.

A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.

Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?

He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

Yahweh’s blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.

“If a man borrows anything of his neighbor’s, and it is injured, or dies, its owner not being with it, he shall surely make restitution.

Remember those who are in bonds, as bound with them; and those who are ill-treated, since you are also in the body.

But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction.

In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?

Jesus entered into the temple of God, and drove out all of those who sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the money changers’ tables and the seats of those who sold the doves. — read the full passage →

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

When you vow a vow to God, don’t defer to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay that which you vow.

Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow. — read the full passage →

When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom.

Honor Yahweh with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase: — read the full passage →

Honor Yahweh with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase:

I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.