Debt

The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender.

Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law.

Render to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.

For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have wherewith to complete it?

Be thou not one of them that strike hands, Orof them that are sureties for debts. — read the full passage →

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.

Be thou not one of them that strike hands, Orof them that are sureties for debts.

Jehovah will open unto 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 shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.

If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

If thou lend money to any of my people with thee that is poor, thou shalt not be to him as a creditor; neither shall ye lay upon him interest. — read the full passage →

Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. — read the full passage →

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man swalloweth it up.

He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much.

And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release. — read the full passage →

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

For Jehovah thy God will bless thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt rule over many nations, but they shall not rule over thee.

He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; But he that hateth suretyship is secure.

There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.

And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again.

Give to every one that asketh thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.

Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, When it is in the power of thy hand to do it.

If thou lend money to any of my people with thee that is poor, thou shalt not be to him as a creditor; neither shall ye lay upon him interest.

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; But every one that is hastyhastethonly to want.

A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor.

I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the very last mite.

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

having blotted out the bond written in ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us: and he hath taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross;

Come now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into this city, and spend a year there, and trade, and get gain: — read the full passage →

thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back mine own with interest.

When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou vowest.

And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that Jehovah thy God will set thee on high above all the nations of the earth:

He that augmenteth his substance by interest and increase, Gathereth it for him that hath pity on the poor.

Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy sons of the rest.

Honor Jehovah with thy substance, And with the first-fruits of all thine increase:

And if thy brother be waxed poor, and his hand fail with thee; then thou shalt uphold him: as a stranger and a sojourner shall he live with thee. — read the full passage →

They say unto him, Cæsar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Cæsar the things that are Cæsar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.

Bring ye the whole tithe into the store-house, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now herewith, saith Jehovah of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding: — read the full passage →

And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? even sinners lend to sinners, to receive again as much. — read the full passage →

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds:

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

A certain lender had two debtors: the one owed five hundred shillings, and the other fifty. — read the full passage →

Well is it with the man that dealeth graciously and lendeth; He shall maintain his cause in judgment.

All the day long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth; And his seed is blessed.

And if a man borrow aught of his neighbor, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof not being with it, he shall surely make restitution.

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

Some also there were that said, We are mortgaging our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses: let us get grain, because of the dearth. — read the full passage →

Unto a foreigner thou mayest lend upon interest; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon interest, that Jehovah thy God may bless thee in all that thou puttest thy hand unto, in the land whither thou goest in to possess it.

But godliness with contentment is great gain: — read the full passage →

For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

Upon the first day of the week let each one of you lay by him in store, as he may prosper, that no collections be made when I come.

But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lipstendethonly to penury.

For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, And stripped the naked of their clothing.

casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you. — read the full passage →

Where there is no counsel, purposes are disappointed; But in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

He that putteth not out his money to interest, Nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.

At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release. — read the full passage →

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? — read the full passage →

He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

The sojourner that is in the midst of thee shall mount up above thee higher and higher; and thou shalt come down lower and lower. — read the full passage →

Beware that there be not a base thought in thy heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou give him nought; and he cry unto Jehovah against thee, and it be sin unto thee.

Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therein to be content. — read the full passage →

and the cares of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

Agoodname is rather to be chosen than great riches, And loving favor rather than silver and gold. — read the full passage →

Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; — read the full passage →

And God is able to make all grace abound unto you; that ye, having always all sufficiency in everything, may abound unto every good work:

No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

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

Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the bitter in soul: — read the full passage →

But Christ having come a high priest of the good things to come, through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation, — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; Butthe simple pass on, and suffer for it.

Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear Jehovah: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two children to be bondmen. — read the full passage →

Yea, I beseech thee also, true yokefellow, help these women, for they labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow-workers, whose names are in the book of life.

Therefore he that resisteth the power, withstandeth the ordinance of God: and they that withstand shall receive to themselves judgment.

But if it is by grace, it is no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. — read the full passage →

After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. — read the full passage →

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate thereon day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

And Jehovah will make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if thou shalt hearken unto the commandments of Jehovah thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them,

If there be with thee a poor man, one of thy brethren, within any of thy gates in thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy poor brother;

Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king. — read the full passage →

which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places, — read the full passage →

When therefore thou doest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.

My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me. — read the full passage →

The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

The rich and the poor meet together: Jehovah is the maker of them all.