12 Bible Verses about Debt - ESV

Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.

The wicked borrows but does not pay back,
but the righteous is generous and gives.

Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back.

Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.

For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?

For the Lord your God will bless you, as he promised you, and you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow, and you shall rule over many nations, but they shall not rule over you.

Wealth gained hastily will dwindle,
but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”.

The rich rules over the poor,
and the borrower is the slave of the lender.

And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
when it is in your power to do it.

No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.