Bible Verses about Debt
| The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth. | The wicked borrows but does not pay back, but the righteous is generous and gives. |
| Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. | Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. |
| Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour. | 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. |
| The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. | The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender. |
| Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again. | Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back. |
| For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? | 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 thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee. | 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 gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase. | Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it. |
| And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. | And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. |
| Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. | Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it. |
| Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. | 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.” |
| No man 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. | 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. |
Bible verse of the day
Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord.Lord, hear my voice:
let thine ears be attentive
to the voice of my supplications.