Paying Debt

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 →

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

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

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

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

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.

Wherefore ye must needs be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience’ sake. — read the full passage →

When a man voweth a vow unto Jehovah, or sweareth an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.

Say not unto thy neighbor, Go, and come again, And to-morrow I will give; When thou hast it by thee.

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

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

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 →

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

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

Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cæsar, or not? — read the full passage →

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

Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbor, nor rob him: the wages of a hired servant shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

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 →

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

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.

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 →

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.

Wherefore ye must needs be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience’ sake. — 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.

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.

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

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

If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee, — read the full passage →

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

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.

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

Behold, the hire of the laborers who mowed your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth out: and the cries of them that reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

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:

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

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

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.

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

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

No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone to pledge; for he taketh a man’s life to pledge.

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

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

For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is become guilty of all.

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

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

Rob not the poor, because he is poor; Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: — read the full passage →

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

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.

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 →

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

And this is the manner of the release: every creditor shall release that which he hath lent unto his neighbor; he shall not exact it of his neighbor and his brother; because Jehovah’s release hath been proclaimed.

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

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:

At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.

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.

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

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.

After he had ended all his sayings in the ears of the people, he entered into Capernaum. — read the full passage →

But love your enemies, and do them good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

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

but thou shalt surely open thy hand unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need in that which he wanteth.

Wherefore ye must needs be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience’ sake.

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.

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

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

Thou shalt not lend upon interest to thy brother; interest of money, interest of victuals, interest of anything that is lent upon interest. — read the full passage →

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 →

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

For for this cause ye pay tribute also; for they are ministers of God’s service, attending continually upon this very thing.

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.

Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.

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.

Howbeit if ye fulfil the royal law, according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well:

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 →

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 →

Masters, render unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. — read the full passage →

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 →

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

But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness.

And a second like unto it is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

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 →

And turning to the woman, he said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath wetted my feet with her tears, and wiped them with her hair.

In those days, when there was again a great multitude, and they had nothing to eat, he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, — read the full passage →

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.

For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

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.

And he said unto the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.

My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but she hath anointed my feet with ointment.