Financial 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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.

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

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

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.

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

The righteous cried, and Jehovah heard, And delivered them out of all their troubles. — 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 thou shalt remember Jehovah thy God, for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth; that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as at this day.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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:

Let each man do according as he hath purposed in his heart: not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith Jehovah of hosts.

Beloved, I pray that in all things thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

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.

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.

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.

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

There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more; And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want.

Ye shall not steal; neither shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another.

For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according as a man hath, not according as he hath not.

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

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

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

The earth is Jehovah’s, and the fulness thereof; The world, and they that dwell therein.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

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

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

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:

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own; — read the full passage →

Jesus said unto him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell that which thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

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

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

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

And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and Jehovah his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly. — read the full passage →

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.

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 →

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 →

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; — read the full passage →

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

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye 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.

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.

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

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal: — read the full passage →

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

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

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

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

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

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 →

every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of Jehovah thy God which he hath given thee.

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

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.

Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten.

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

The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked; but now he commandeth men that they should all everywhere repent:

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 →

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

Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom. — read the full passage →

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain, Andhe that giveth to the rich, shall come only to want.

Agoodname is rather to be chosen than great riches, And loving favor rather than silver and gold.

He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; But he that hateth bribes shall live.

Poverty and shameshall be tohim that refuseth correction; But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.

The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

Riches profit not in the day of wrath; But righteousness delivereth from death.

Honor Jehovah with thy substance, And with the first-fruits of all thine increase: — read the full passage →

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;

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.

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

For I would have you know how greatly I strive for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

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

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 →

And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not also with him freely give us all things?

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

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

The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich; And he addeth no sorrow therewith.

casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.

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

Render to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor. — read the full passage →