Thematic Bible: Credit system


Thematic Bible



My son, if you serve as surety for your friend and you give your pledge to him, You are snared with the words of your mouth. You are captured by the words of your mouth!

Righteousness of the undefiled [man of integrity] directs his way! Wickedness causes the evil to fall. Verse ConceptsGod's WaysThe Insecurity Of The WickedDistinctives Of Righteousnesswickedness

A man without understanding shakes hands and becomes surety for his friend. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyBeing In DebtPledgesSecurityShaking HandsDebt

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger and hold it as a pledge for a seductress. Verse ConceptsBorrowing, SuretyPledges

Do not give pledges and be guarantors for debts. Verse ConceptsCreditBeing In DebtShaking HandsDebtResponsibility

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take him as pledge as surety for a fornicator. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyPledges

When you lend money to any of my people who are poor, do not act like a moneylender and require him to pay interest. Verse ConceptsCreditCreditorsInterestLendingMoney, Stewardship OfMoney, Uses OfCapitalismBankslent

After giving it much thought, I made a protest to the chiefs and the rulers, and said to them: Everyone of you is collecting interest from his brothers. I organized a big meeting of protest. Verse ConceptsMind, The HumanCovetousness, Example Of


Do not collect interest or make any profit from him. Respect your God by respecting other Israelites' lives. Verse ConceptsReverence, And Social BehaviourFear God!lent

The one who does not collect interest on a loan or take a bribe against an innocent person. Whoever does these things will never fall or be upset. Verse ConceptsCreditAcceptance Of BribesInterestLendingMoney, Stewardship OfImmovable SaintsNot MovedAvoiding BribesBriberyMoney Blessingslent

If he does not lend money on interest or take increase, if he keeps his hand from iniquity and executes true justice between man and man, Verse ConceptsExcessGreed, Believers' Response ToInterestLending




Whenever someone borrows an animal from his neighbor, and it is injured or dies while the owner is not present, the borrower must make up for the loss. Verse ConceptsBeing In DebtLendingRepaying DebtDuties To NeighboursBorrowingLosing Someone

Ask your neighbors for empty jars. Borrow as many as you can, Elisha told her. Verse ConceptsBorrowing, Examples OfDebtpotdrums

One of them was cutting down a tree when suddenly his ax head fell in the water. It was a borrowed ax, he exclaimed to Elisha. What will I do? Verse ConceptsAxesLendingLossThings Falling


Be generous to these poor people. Freely lend them as much as they need. Never be hardhearted and stingy with them. Verse ConceptsNeedCreditorsInterestSaints, Care For The PoorAlmsgivingAltruismCharity

He is always generous and lends freely. His descendants are a blessing. Verse ConceptsCharacter Of SaintsBlessing Through God's People

All goes well for the person who is generous and lends willingly. He earns an honest living. Verse ConceptsGenerosity, HumanBeing In DebtDiscretionGrace, In Human RelationshipsInterestLendingJusticeConfidentialityA Good Manfairness


You have indeed exacted pledges from your family for no reason, and stripped the naked of their clothing. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyGuaranteeFalse AccusationsPeople Stripping Peoplelent

If you take someone's cloak as a pledge that he will pay you, you must give it back to him before the sunsets, Verse ConceptsThe SunDressSunsetsLaws About Pledges

Do not take a hand mill or an upper millstone as security for a debt. That would be taking away a man's livelihood. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyGuaranteeMillstonesCreditorsLaws About Pledges

They drive away the donkey of the orphan. They take the widow's ox for a pledge. Verse ConceptsOxenCreditAbhorGuaranteeOppression, Nature OfOrphansWidowsCreditorsOwning LivestockNot Helping Widows

They lie down beside every altar on clothes taken from indebtedness. In the house of their God they drink the wine they have confiscated. Verse ConceptsCreditGuaranteeDrinking WineAccused Of DrunkennessFine As PenaltyInterlopers In The Temple

Do not take a hand mill or an upper millstone as security for a debt. That would be taking away a man's livelihood. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyGuaranteeMillstonesCreditorsLaws About Pledges

They drive away the donkey of the orphan. They take the widow's ox for a pledge. Verse ConceptsOxenCreditAbhorGuaranteeOppression, Nature OfOrphansWidowsCreditorsOwning LivestockNot Helping Widows


First, one came to him who owed him ten thousand talents. He was not able to make payment. So his lord gave orders for him to be sold. His wife, sons, and daughters were all to be sold along with every possession. The money would be used for payment of what he owed.

There were some who said: We are giving our fields and our vine-gardens and our houses for debt. Let us get grain because we are in need. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, Examples OfBanks

He called all the people who were in debt to his master. He asked the first one: 'How much do you owe my master?' One hundred barrels of olive oil,' he said. 'Here is your bill,' he told him; 'settle for fifty.'

She returned to Elisha, the prophet. He said: Sell the olive oil and pay all your debts. There will be enough money left over for you and your sons to pay your living expenses. Verse ConceptsTradeDebtMoney ManagementSaving Money