Loaning Money

`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;

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 →

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

Whoso is lending <FI>to<Fi> Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him.

`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 →

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

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

and whoever may have the goods of the world, and may view his brother having need, and may shut up his bowels from him--how doth the love of God remain in him?

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

`Thou dost not lend in usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of food, usury of anything which is lent on usury.

for a root of all the evils is the love of money, which certain longing for did go astray from the faith, and themselves did pierce through with many sorrows;

`And when thy brother is become poor, and his hand hath failed with thee, then thou hast kept hold on him, sojourner and settler, and he hath lived with thee; — read the full passage →

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

`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.'

Those rich in the present age charge thou not to be high-minded, nor to hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who is giving to us all things richly for enjoyment; -- — read the full passage →

and if any one for his own--and especially for those of the household--doth not provide, the faith he hath denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse.

`And he who did receive the five talents, having gone, wrought with them, and made other five talents; — read the full passage →

`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.

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.

`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;

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

then having called him, his lord saith to him, Evil servant! all that debt I did forgive thee, seeing thou didst call upon me,

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

To a stranger thou mayest lend in usury, and to thy brother thou dost not lend in usury, so that Jehovah thy God doth bless thee in every putting forth of thy hand on the land whither thou goest in to possess it.

Without covetousness the behaviour, being content with the things present, for He hath said, `No, I will not leave, no, nor forsake thee,'

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

`He who is faithful in the least, <FI>is<Fi> also faithful in much; and he who in the least <FI>is<Fi> unrighteous, is also unrighteous in much; — read the full passage →

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.

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

Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.

`And thou hast remembered Jehovah thy God, for He it <FI>is<Fi> who is giving to thee power to make wealth, in order to establish His covenant which He hath sworn to thy fathers as <FI>at<Fi> this day.

`And when thy brother is become poor, and his hand hath failed with thee, then thou hast kept hold on him, sojourner and settler, and he hath lived with thee; — read the full passage →

and He said to me, `Sufficient for thee is My grace, for My power in infirmity is perfected;' most gladly, therefore, will I rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of the Christ may rest on me: — read the full passage →

`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;

`When thou liftest up on thy brother a debt of anything, thou dost not go in unto his house to obtain his pledge; — read the full passage →

`When there is with thee any needy one of one of thy brethren, in one of thy cities, in thy land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, thou dost not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy needy brother; — read the full passage →

with a price ye were bought, become not servants of men;

`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? — read the full passage →

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.

`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 →

Bring in all the tithe unto the treasure-house, And there is food in My house; When ye have tried Me, now, with this, Said Jehovah of Hosts, Do not I open to you the windows of heaven? Yea, I have emptied on you a blessing till there is no space.

Whoso is loving silver is not satisfied <FI>with<Fi> silver, nor he who is in love with stores <FI>with<Fi> increase. Even this <FI>is<Fi> vanity.

Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not. — read the full passage →

A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous <FI>is<Fi> the sinner's wealth.

Good <FI>is<Fi> the man--gracious and lending, He sustaineth his matters in judgment.

His silver he hath not given in usury, And a bribe against the innocent Hath not taken; Whoso is doing these is not moved to the age!

`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.

`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; — read the full passage →

Love not ye the world, nor the things in the world; if any one doth love the world, the love of the Father is not in him, — read the full passage →

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.

but it is great gain--the piety with contentment; — read the full passage →

not that in respect of want I say <FI>it<Fi> , for I did learn in the things in which I am--to be content; — read the full passage →

for this ye know, that every whoremonger, or unclean, or covetous person, who is an idolater, hath no inheritance in the reign of the Christ and God.

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

render, therefore, to all <FI>their<Fi> dues; to whom tribute, the tribute; to whom custom, the custom; to whom fear, the fear; to whom honour, the honour. — read the full passage →

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

all things I did shew you, that, thus labouring, it behoveth <FI>us<Fi> to partake with the ailing, to be mindful also of the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.'

`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.

sell your goods, and give alms, make to yourselves bags that become not old, a treasure unfailing in the heavens, where thief doth not come near, nor moth destroy;

And he said unto them, `Observe, and beware of the covetousness, because not in the abundance of one's goods is his life.'

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 →

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

for what shall it profit a man, if he may gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?

it behoved thee then to put my money to the money-lenders, and having come I had received mine own with increase.

and whoever is willing to take thee to law, and thy coat to take--suffer to him also the cloak. — read the full passage →

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.

In usury he doth not give, and increase taketh not, From perversity he turneth back his hand, True judgment he doth between man and man.

Thus said Jehovah: `Where <FI>is<Fi> this--the bill of your mother's divorce, Whom I sent away? Or to which of My creditors have I sold you? Lo, for your iniquities ye have been sold, And for your transgressions Hath your mother been sent away.

The Visions of Isaiah son of Amoz, that he hath seen concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

For wisdom <FI>is<Fi> a defense, money <FI>is<Fi> a defence, And the advantage of the knowledge of wisdom <FI>is<Fi> , She reviveth her possessors.

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

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

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

A treasure to be desired, and oil, <FI>Is<Fi> in the habitation of the wise, And a foolish man swalloweth it up.

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

The fear of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> to life, And satisfied he remaineth--he is not charged with evil.

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

Why <FI>is<Fi> this--a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none?

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

Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.

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

Honour Jehovah from thy substance, And from the beginning of all thine increase; — read the full passage →

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

A Psalm of David. To Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> the earth and its fulness, The world and the inhabitants in it.

And there is a great cry of the people and their wives, concerning their brethren the Jews, — read the full passage →

And she cometh and declareth to the man of God, and he saith, `Go, sell the oil, and repay thy loan; and thou <FI>and<Fi> thy sons do live of the rest.'

And Moab transgresseth against Israel after the death of Ahab, — read the full passage →

Jehovah dispossesseth, and He maketh rich, He maketh low, yea, He maketh high.

`None doth take in pledge millstones, and rider, for life it <FI>is<Fi> he is taking in pledge.

`When there is with thee any needy one of one of thy brethren, in one of thy cities, in thy land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, thou dost not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy needy brother;

for Jehovah thy God hath blessed thee as He hath spoken to thee; and thou hast lent <FI>to<Fi> many nations, and thou hast not borrowed; and thou hast ruled over many nations, and over thee they do not rule.

`Thou dost not desire the house of thy neighbour, thou dost not desire the wife of thy neighbour, or his man-servant, or his handmaid, or his ox, or his ass, or anything which <FI>is<Fi> thy neighbour's.'

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.

because thou sayest--I am rich, and have grown rich, and have need of nothing, and hast not known that thou art the wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked,

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 →

beloved, concerning all things I desire thee to prosper, and to be in health, even as thy soul doth prosper,

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

Go, now, ye rich! weep, howling over your miseries that are coming upon <FI>you<Fi> ; — read the full passage →