Cosigning A Loan

A man lacking heart is striking hands, A surety he becometh before his friend.

Evil <FI>one<Fi> suffereth when he hath been surety <FI>for<Fi> a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.

Be not thou among those striking hands, Among sureties <FI>for<Fi> burdens. — read the full passage →

The rich over the poor ruleth, And a servant <FI>is<Fi> the borrower to the lender.

My son! if thou hast been surety for thy friend, Hast stricken for a stranger thy hand, — read the full passage →

The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, And the righteous is gracious and giving.

To no one owe anything, except to love one another; for he who is loving the other--law he hath fulfilled,

My son! if thou hast been surety for thy friend, Hast stricken for a stranger thy hand, — read the full passage →

Better that thou do not vow, than that thou dost vow and dost not complete.

Whoso is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, For one favouring the poor doth gather it.

Be not thou among those striking hands, Among sureties <FI>for<Fi> burdens.

`Jehovah doth open to thee his good treasure--the heavens--to give the rain of thy land in its season, and to bless all the work of thy hand, and thou hast lent to many nations, and thou--thou dost not borrow.

Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise;

and if ye lend <FI>to those<Fi> of whom ye hope to receive back, what grace have ye? for also the sinful lend to sinners--that they may receive again as much. — read the full passage →

A name is chosen rather than much wealth, Than silver and than gold--good grace. — read the full passage →

My son! if thou hast been surety for thy friend, Hast stricken for a stranger thy hand,

Take his garment when a stranger hath been surety, And for strangers pledge it.

Jesus saith to him, `I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.

with Christ I have been crucified, and live no more do I, and Christ doth live in me; and that which I now live in the flesh--in the faith I live of the Son of God, who did love me and did give himself for me;

A name is chosen rather than much wealth, Than silver and than gold--good grace.

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

`If thou dost lend My poor people with thee money, thou art not to him as a usurer; thou dost not lay on him usury;

he who is not loving did not know God, because God is love.

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men,

`Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed, and shaken, and running over, they shall give into your bosom; for with that measure with which ye measure, it shall be measured to you again.'

`For who of you, willing to build a tower, doth not first, having sat down, count the expence, whether he have the things for completing?

Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

The purposes of the diligent <FI>are<Fi> only to advantage, And of every hasty one, only to want.

A dishonest gainer is troubling his house, And whoso is hating gifts liveth.

An oppressor of the poor reproacheth his Maker, And whoso is honouring Him Is favouring the needy.

The blessing of Jehovah--it maketh rich, And He addeth no grief with it.

Poor <FI>is<Fi> he who is working--a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

and my God shall supply all your need, according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus;

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

Be not afraid, for with thee I <FI>am<Fi> , Look not around, for I <FI>am<Fi> thy God, I have strengthened thee, Yea, I have helped thee, yea, I upheld thee, With the right hand of My righteousness.

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

`But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again, and your reward will be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest, because He is kind unto the ungracious and evil;

`Peace I leave to you; my peace I give to you, not according as the world doth give do I give to you; let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid;

lo, I have stood at the door, and I knock; if any one may hear my voice, and may open the door, I will come in unto him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction,

and to Him who is able above all things to do exceeding abundantly what we ask or think, according to the power that is working in us,

For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you--an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope.

Be not led astray; God is not mocked; for what a man may sow--that also he shall reap,

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

greater love than this hath no one, that any one his life may lay down for his friends;

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God;

Be not therefore anxious for the morrow, for the morrow shall be anxious for its own things; sufficient for the day <FI>is<Fi> the evil of it.

all your care having cast upon Him, because He careth for you.

for as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also the faith apart from the works is dead.

The masters! that which is righteous and equal to the servants give ye, having known that ye also have a Master in the heavens. — read the full passage →

If, then, ye were raised with the Christ, the things above seek ye, where the Christ is, on the right hand of God seated, — read the full passage →

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Timotheus the brother, — read the full passage →

As to the rest, brethren, as many things as are true, as many as <FI>are<Fi> grave, as many as <FI>are<Fi> righteous, as many as <FI>are<Fi> pure, as many as <FI>are<Fi> lovely, as many as <FI>are<Fi> of good report, if any worthiness, and if any praise, these things think upon;

for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God;

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

For I reckon that the sufferings of the present time <FI>are<Fi> not worthy <FI>to be compared<Fi> with the glory about to be revealed in us;

for I am not ashamed of the good news of the Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation to every one who is believing, both to Jew first, and to Greek.

and Peter said unto them, `Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,

these things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace, in the world ye shall have tribulation, but take courage--I have overcome the world.'

`This is my command, that ye love one another, according as I did love you;

Jesus answered and said to him, `That which I do thou hast not known now, but thou shalt know after these things;'

`The thief doth not come, except that he may steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they may have life, and may have <FI>it<Fi> abundantly.

and the truth shall make you free.'

Again, therefore, Jesus spake to them, saying, `I am the light of the world; he who is following me shall not walk in the darkness, but he shall have the light of the life.'

`But I say to you who are hearing, Love your enemies, do good to those hating you,

and the second <FI>is<Fi> like to it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;

And Jesus said to him, `Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thine understanding--

And Jesus having earnestly beheld, said to them, `With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'

`Come unto me, all ye labouring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest,

`All things, therefore, whatever ye may will that men may be doing to you, so also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.

so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens.

`Ye are the salt of the land, but if the salt may lose savour, in what shall it be salted? for nothing is it good henceforth, except to be cast without, and to be trodden down by men.

He hath declared to thee, O man, what <FI>is<Fi> good; Yea, what is Jehovah requiring of thee, Except--to do judgment, and love kindness, And lowly to walk with thy God?

And done upon them great vengeance with furious reproofs, And they have known that I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah, In My giving out My vengeance on them!

And she doteth on their paramours, Whose flesh <FI>is<Fi> the flesh of asses, And the issue of horses--their issue.

For a Child hath been born to us, A Son hath been given to us, And the princely power is on his shoulder, And He doth call his name Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.

Strength and honour <FI>are<Fi> her clothing, And she rejoiceth at a latter day.

Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.

For I wish you to know how great a conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in the flesh, — read the full passage →

What, then, shall we say unto these things? if God <FI>is<Fi> for us, who <FI>is<Fi> against us?

and God doth commend His own love to us, that, in our being still sinners, Christ did die for us;

But those expecting Jehovah pass <FI>to<Fi> power, They raise up the pinion as eagles, They run and are not fatigued, They go on and do not faint!

Give not sleep to thine eyes, And slumber to thine eyelids,

to him who is asking of thee be giving, and him who is willing to borrow from thee thou mayest not turn away.

`Treasure not up to yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust disfigure, and where thieves break through and steal, — read the full passage →

A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered.

Whoso is despising his neighbour sinneth, Whoso is favouring the humble, O his happiness.

`Thou dost not lend in usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of food, usury of anything which is lent on usury. — read the full passage →

`And to every one who is asking of thee, be giving; and from him who is taking away thy goods, be not asking again;

`None is able to serve two lords, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to the one, and despise the other; ye are not able to serve God and Mammon.

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

`At the end of seven years thou dost make a release, — read the full passage →

if we may confess our sins, stedfast He is and righteous that He may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us from every unrighteousness;

the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, <FI>is<Fi> with you all! Amen.

My son! if thou hast been surety for thy friend, Hast stricken for a stranger thy hand, — read the full passage →

Be delivered as a roe from the hand, And as a bird from the hand of a fowler.