Thematic Bible: The credit system
Thematic Bible
Business life » The credit system » Borrowing
Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
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.
Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.
Business life » The credit system » Lending encouraged
Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.
A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
Business life » The credit system » Creditors, general references to
No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man's life to pledge.
They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.
Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.
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