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Bible Verses About paying back what you owe
20 key scriptures
Explore what the Bible says about paying back what you owe. This collection of 20 key Scripture passages reveals God's wisdom and guidance on this important theme.
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| Translation | Key Verse: Psalms 37:21 |
|---|---|
| King James (KJV) | “The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.” |
20 Key Scriptures
“The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.”
Psalms 37:21KJV
“Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.”
Romans 13:7KJV
“And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.”
Luke 6:34KJV
“Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. to: Heb. to morrow day”
“He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. that which: or, his deed”
“My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,”
Proverbs 6:1KJV
“But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”
“No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.”
Luke 16:13KJV
“And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.”
“And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.”
Luke 16:1KJV
“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.”
Exodus 22:25KJV
“Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.”
Malachi 3:8KJV
“Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.”
“The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender . the lender: Heb. the man that lendeth”
“And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee. fallen: Heb. his hand faileth relieve: Heb. strengthen”
“In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD.”
“The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.”
“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”
“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
John 8:32KJV
“Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;”
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