What Does the Bible Say About Borrowing?

“But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians. the Egyptians: or, Egypt”

“Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man borrow of his neighbour, and every woman of her neighbour, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold.”

“And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment:”

“And if a man borrow ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good.”

“But if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be an hired thing, it came for his hire.”

“And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.”

“For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live.”

“Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.”

“There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.”

“Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards.”

“And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.”

“Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them. I consulted: Heb. my heart consulted in me”

“And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.”

“Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?”

“I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.”

“Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them.”

“Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise.”

“Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise. emptied: Heb. empty, or, void”

“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”

“Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.”

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

“Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.”

“Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.”