10 Bible Verses about Borrowing
Most Relevant Verses
When Yahweh your God has blessed you, [just] as he {promised} to you, then you will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow [from them], and you will rule over many nations, but they will not rule over you.
Yahweh shall open for you his {rich} storehouse, [even] the heavens, to give the rain for your land in its time and to bless all of the work of your hand, and you will lend to many nations; you will not borrow [from them].
The rich will rule over the poor, and the borrower is a slave of {the lender}.
" 'If a man borrows from his neighbor and it is injured or dies [while] its owner is not with it, he will make restitution.
Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
Woe to me, my mother, that you gave birth to me, a man of contention and quarreling {to the whole land}. I have not lent out and {I have not borrowed}. All of them [are] cursing me.
From Thematic Bible
Borrowing » Instances of » Israelites from the egyptians
And a woman will ask from her neighbor and from the woman dwelling as an alien in her house [for] objects of silver and objects of gold and garments, and you will put [them] on your sons and on your daughters; and you will plunder Egypt."
Speak in the ears of the people, and let them ask, a man from his neighbor and a woman from her neighbor, [for] objects of silver and objects of gold."
And the {Israelites} did according to the word of Moses, and they asked from [the] Egyptians [for] objects of silver and objects of gold and [for] clothing.
Borrowing » Not withholding what you borrowed
Do not withhold good from its owner when it is in the power of your hand to do. Do not say to your neighbor, "Go and return and tomorrow I will give [it]," {when it is with you}.
Borrowing » Borrowers
The rich will rule over the poor, and the borrower is a slave of {the lender}.
Borrowing » Who borrows, and does not pay back
Business life » The credit system » Borrowing
Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
The rich will rule over the poor, and the borrower is a slave of {the lender}.
" 'If a man borrows from his neighbor and it is injured or dies [while] its owner is not with it, he will make restitution.
Then he said to her, "Go, ask for yourself [some] containers from the streets, from all your neighbors. {You must collect as many empty containers as you can}!
Credit system » Borrowing
Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
The rich will rule over the poor, and the borrower is a slave of {the lender}.
" 'If a man borrows from his neighbor and it is injured or dies [while] its owner is not with it, he will make restitution.
Then he said to her, "Go, ask for yourself [some] containers from the streets, from all your neighbors. {You must collect as many empty containers as you can}!
Trouble » Trouble, borrowing » Borrowing
And he was in the stern sleeping on the cushion, and they woke him up and said to him, "Teacher, is it not a concern to you that we are perishing?"
But [when he] saw the strong wind, he was afraid. And beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, "Lord, save me!"
And [when] the disciples heard [this], they fell down on their faces and were extremely frightened.
So the woman, frightened and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before him and told him the whole truth.
And [as they] were going into the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.
Trouble » Borrowing
"For this [reason] I say to you, do not be anxious for your life, what you will eat, and not for your body, what you will wear. Is your life not more than food and your body [more than] clothing? Consider the birds of the sky, that they do not sow or reap or gather [produce] into barns, and your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth more than they [are]? And who among you, [by] being anxious, is able to add one hour to his life span? read more.
And why are you anxious about clothing? Observe the lilies of the field, how they grow: they do not toil or spin, but I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory was dressed like one of these. But if God dresses the grass of the field in this way, [although it] is [here] today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not [do so] much more [for] you, you of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear?,' for the pagans seek after all these [things]. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these [things]. But seek first his kingdom and righteousness, and all these [things] will be added to you. Therefore do not be anxious for tomorrow, because tomorrow will be anxious for itself. {Each day has enough trouble of its own.}
"Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me.
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
casting all your cares on him, because {he cares} for you.
[While] he was still speaking, they came from the synagogue ruler's [house] saying, "Your daughter has died. Why trouble the Teacher further?" But Jesus, ignoring {what was said}, told the ruler of the synagogue, "Do not be afraid--only believe!"
Topics on Borrowing
Borrowing, Examples Of
Exodus 11:2Speak in the ears of the people, and let them ask, a man from his neighbor and a woman from her neighbor, [for] objects of silver and objects of gold."
Borrowing, Surety
Proverbs 11:15He will suffer trouble when he loans to a stranger, but he who refuses a pledge is safe.
Lending And Borrowing
Deuteronomy 15:6When Yahweh your God has blessed you, [just] as he {promised} to you, then you will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow [from them], and you will rule over many nations, but they will not rule over you.