Thematic Bible: Credit system


Thematic Bible



My son, if thou becamest surety for thy friend, thou didst strike thy hands for a stranger; Thou wert snared with the sayings of thy mouth, thou wert taken with the sayings of thy mouth.

The justice of the blameless shall make straight his way, and in his injustice the unjust shall fall. Verse ConceptsGod's WaysThe Insecurity Of The WickedDistinctives Of Righteousnesswickedness

A man wanting heart will strike the hand, pledging a pledge before his friend. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyBeing In DebtPledgesSecurityShaking HandsDebt

Take his garment that became surety for a stranger: and bind him by a pledge for strange women. Verse ConceptsBorrowing, SuretyPledges

Thou shalt not be with those striking the hand with those pledging for debts. Verse ConceptsCreditBeing In DebtShaking HandsDebtResponsibility

Take his garment pledging a stranger, and bind him by a pledge for a strange woman. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyPledges

If thou shalt lend silver to my people being poor with thee, thou shalt not be to him, as lending; ye shall not put interest upon him. Verse ConceptsCreditCreditorsInterestLendingMoney, Stewardship OfMoney, Uses OfCapitalismBankslent

And my heart will take counsel to me, and I shall contend with the nobles and the prefects, and say to them, Ye impose a debt each upon his brother. And I shall give a great convocation against them. Verse ConceptsMind, The HumanCovetousness, Example Of


Thou shalt not take from him interest and increase; thou shalt be afraid of thy God; and thy brother to live with thee. Verse ConceptsReverence, And Social BehaviourFear God!lent

Not giving his silver for interest, and gave not presents against the innocent. He doing these things shall not be moved forever. Verse ConceptsCreditAcceptance Of BribesInterestLendingMoney, Stewardship OfImmovable SaintsNot MovedAvoiding BribesBriberyMoney Blessingslent

And he shall not give upon interest, and he shall not take interest, from iniquity he shall turn back his hand; he shall do judgment of truth between man to man. Verse ConceptsExcessGreed, Believers' Response ToInterestLending




And if a man shall ask from his friend, and being broken or dying, its lord not with it, recompensing, he shall recompense. Verse ConceptsBeing In DebtLendingRepaying DebtDuties To NeighboursBorrowingLosing Someone

And he will say, Go ask for thyself vessels from without from all thine dwelling near; empty vessels; thou shalt not be little. Verse ConceptsBorrowing, Examples OfDebtpotdrums

And one will be felling the beam, and the iron fell into the water: and he will cry out and say, Alas, my lord! and it was borrowed. Verse ConceptsAxesLendingLossThings Falling


For opening, thou shalt open thy hand to him, and lending, thou shalt lend him a sufficiency for his want which he shall want Verse ConceptsNeedCreditorsInterestSaints, Care For The PoorAlmsgivingAltruismCharity

All the day he compassionates and lends; and his seed to be blessed. Verse ConceptsCharacter Of SaintsBlessing Through God's People



For thou wilt take a pledge of thy brethren, in vain, and the garments of the naked thou wilt strip of Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyGuaranteeFalse AccusationsPeople Stripping Peoplelent

If taking in pledge, thou shalt take in pledge the garment of thy friend, at the going down of the sun thou shalt turn it back to him. Verse ConceptsThe SunDressSunsetsLaws About Pledges

He shall not take the two mill-stones as a pledge, and the rider, for it is taking the soul as a pledge. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyGuaranteeMillstonesCreditorsLaws About Pledges

They will lead away the ass of the orphans, and they will take for pledge, the widow's ox. Verse ConceptsOxenCreditAbhorGuaranteeOppression, Nature OfOrphansWidowsCreditorsOwning LivestockNot Helping Widows

And upon garments taken in pledge they will turn by every altar, and they will drink the wine of the amerced in the house of their God. Verse ConceptsCreditGuaranteeDrinking WineAccused Of DrunkennessFine As PenaltyInterlopers In The Temple

He shall not take the two mill-stones as a pledge, and the rider, for it is taking the soul as a pledge. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyGuaranteeMillstonesCreditorsLaws About Pledges

They will lead away the ass of the orphans, and they will take for pledge, the widow's ox. Verse ConceptsOxenCreditAbhorGuaranteeOppression, Nature OfOrphansWidowsCreditorsOwning LivestockNot Helping Widows


And he having begun to settle accounts, one was brought him, a debtor of ten thousand talents. And he not having to give back, his lord ordered him to be sold, and his wife and his children, and all which he had also to be given back.

And there are those saying, Our fields and our vineyards and our houses we pledge, and we will take grain in the famine. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, Examples OfBanks

And having called upon each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much owest thou to my lord And he said, An hundred baths of oil. And he said to him, Take thou thy book, and having quickly sat down, write fifty.

And she will go and announce to the man of God, and he will say, Go sell the oil and requite thy creditor, and thou shalt live with thy sons by the rest Verse ConceptsTradeDebtMoney ManagementSaving Money