Bible Verses About Cosigning a Loan

“A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.”

“He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.”

“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?”

“The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.”

“It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.”

“He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.”

“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.”

“Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.”

“And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.”

“Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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?”

“The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.”

“He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.”

“Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.”

“But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.”

“Allow no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids.”

“Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.”

“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

“A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.”

“Do not charge your brother interest on money, food, or any other type of loan. You may charge a foreigner interest, but not your brother, so that the LORD your God may bless you in everything to which you put your hand in the land that you are entering to possess.”

“He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.”

“Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.”

“With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.”

“Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.”

“A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.”

“A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.”

“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.”

“Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.”

“Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received it back with interest.”

“Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.”

“Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.” You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that.”

“Men do not despise the thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger.”

“Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.”

“A song of ascents. Of David. Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!”

“When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.”

“A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.”