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Bible Verses About borrowing money

16 key scriptures

Explore what the Bible says about borrowing money. This collection of 16 key Scripture passages reveals God's wisdom and guidance on this important theme.

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TranslationKey Verse: Psalms 37:21
King James (KJV)The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

16 Key Scriptures

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender . the lender: Heb. the man that lendeth
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.
But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. them: Heb. the owners thereof
If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.
The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. innocent: or, unpunished
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. pleasure: or, sport
If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:
He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man,
Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

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