Paying Debts

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

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

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 →

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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 →

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

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

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

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.

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?

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the nobles and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I held a great assembly against them.

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

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.

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. — read the full passage →

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 →

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

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

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

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.

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 →

Every one that doeth sin doeth also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

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

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

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.

or he that exhorteth, to his exhorting: he that giveth, let him do it with liberality; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that showeth mercy, with cheerfulness.

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 →

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 when they were filled, he saith unto his disciples, Gather up the broken pieces which remain over, that nothing be lost.

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 →

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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 →

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 →

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

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 →

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

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

Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea, as Jehovah spake unto me; and we compassed mount Seir many days. — read the full passage →

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.

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

that ye may walk becomingly toward them that are without, and may have need of nothing.

All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

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 →

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have whereof to give to him that hath need.

Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;

Ye husbands, in like manner, dwell withyour wivesaccording to knowledge, giving honor unto the woman, as unto the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life; to the end that your prayers be not hindered.

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

Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals.

Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are of the Dispersion, greeting. — read the full passage →

not by works done in righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

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

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel: — read the full passage →