Bible Verses About Being in Debt
Bible verses about Being in debt, from the Berean Standard Bible.
“Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.”
“The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.”
“Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?”
“When the LORD your God blesses you as He has promised, you will lend to many nations but borrow from none; you will rule over many nations but be ruled by none.”
“Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.”
“Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts. If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?”
“A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.”
“Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.”
“He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.”
“The LORD will open the heavens, His abundant storehouse, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but borrow from none.”
“A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.”
“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”
“Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.”
“Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.”
“If you lend money to one of My people among you who is poor, you must not act as a creditor to him; you are not to charge him interest.”
“It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.”