Thematic Bible: Credit system
Thematic Bible
Credit system » Debts » Suretyship, (indorsement), the dangers of
My son, if thou have become surety for thy neighbour, - have struck for a stranger thy hands, Thou hast been snared by the sayings of thy mouth, - thou hast been caught by the sayings of thy mouth.
The righteousness of the blameless, shall smooth his way, but, by his own lawlessness, shall the lawless one, fall.
A man lacking sense, is one who striketh hands, giving security, before his neighbour.
Take his garment who is pledge for a stranger, - then, for a woman unknown, accept him as surety.
Take a man's garment when he hath become pledge for stranger, then, for a female unknown, accept him as surety.
Credit system » Debts » Usury, forbidden
If, silver, thou wilt lend unto my people - unto the humbled one by thee, thou shalt not be to him like one that lendeth on interest, - thou shalt not lay upon him interest.
So my heart took counsel unto me and I contended with the nobles and with the deputies, and said to them, A loan on interest - every man to his brother, are ye making, - So I appointed over them a great assembly;
He that increaseth his substance by interest and profit, for one ready to favour the poor, doth gather it.
Do not accept from him interest or profit, but stand thou in awe of thy God, - so shall thy brother live with thee.
His silver, hath he not put out on interest, nor, a bribe against the innocent, hath he taken. He that doeth these things, shall not be shaken unto times age-abiding.
Upon interest, hath not put out his money. And increase, hath not accepted, From dishonesty, hath turned back his hand, - Justice in truth, hath doze, between man and man;
Credit system » Borrowing
To him who is asking thee, give; and, him who is desiring from thee to borrow, do not thou turn away.
The rich, over the poor, beareth rule, - and, slave, is the borrower to the lender.
A lawless man borroweth, and will not repay, But, a righteous man, showeth favour and giveth;
And when a man asketh aught of his neighbour, and it is fractured or dieth, its owner, not being with it, he shall, surely make restitution.
And he said - Go, ask thee vessels, from without, of all thy neighbours, - empty vessels, let them not be few.
And it came to pass, as one was felling a branch, that, the axe-head, fell into the water, so he made outcry and said - Alas! my lord, for, it, was borrowed!
Credit system » Lending encouraged
To him who is asking thee, give; and, him who is desiring from thee to borrow, do not thou turn away.
but thou shalt, open, thy hand unto him, - and, lend, him enough to meet the poverty which doth impoverish him.
All day long, is he showing favour and lending, his seed, therefore, shall have a blessing.
Well for a man showing favour and lending! He shall sustain his affairs with justice.
But love your enemies, and do good and lend, hoping for, nothing, back; and your reward shall be, great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High, - for, he, is, gracious, unto the ungrateful and wicked.
Credit system » Debts » Pledges » Laws concerning
Surely then hast been wont to put thy brother in pledge, for nothing, and, the garments of the ill-clad, hast thou stripped off:
If thou, do take in pledge, the mantle of thy neighbour, by the going in of the sun, shalt thou restore it to him;
No man shall take in pledge a handmill, or an upper millstone, - for he would be taking life, in pledge.
The ass of the fatherless, they drive off, they take in pledge the ox of the widow;
And, on pledged garments, they recline, beside every altar, - and, exacted wine, do they drink, in the house of their God.
Credit system » Creditors, general references to
No man shall take in pledge a handmill, or an upper millstone, - for he would be taking life, in pledge.
The ass of the fatherless, they drive off, they take in pledge the ox of the widow;
Now, a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets, made outcry unto Elisha, saying - Thy servant, my husband, is dead, and, thou, knowest that, thy servant, was one who revered Yahweh, - now, the creditor, hath come to take my two boys to himself as bondmen.
Credit system » Debts » Insolvency acknowledged
And, when he, began, to settle, there was brought unto him a, certain, debtor, of a thousand talents; and, he, not having, wherewith to pay, the master ordered him to be sold, and the wife, and the children, and whatsoever he had, - and payment to be made.
Credit system » Debts » Secured by mortgages
And there were some who were saying, Our fields and our vineyards and our houses, are we pledging, - -that we may obtain corn in the dearth.
Credit system » Debts » Fraudulent settlement of
And, calling unto him each one of the debtors of his own lord, he was saying unto the first, - How much owest thou my lord? And, he, said - A hundred baths of oil. And, he, said unto him - Kindly take thine accounts, and, sitting down, make haste and write - Fifty!
Credit system » Debts » Not to be repudiated
Then came she in, and told the man of God, and he said - Go, sell the oil, and pay thy creditor, - and, thou and thy sons, shall live of the rest.
Credit system » Debts » Obligation to pay
Nothing to any, be owing - save to be loving one another; for, he that loveth his neighbour, hath given to, law, its fulfillment.