Thematic Bible: Debts


Thematic Bible



My son, if thou have become surety for thy neighbor, if thou have struck thy hands for a stranger, thou are snared with the words of thy mouth, thou are taken with the words of thy mouth.

The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way, but the wicked man shall fall by his own wickedness. Verse ConceptsGod's WaysThe Insecurity Of The WickedDistinctives Of Righteousnesswickedness

A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes surety in the presence of his neighbor. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyBeing In DebtPledgesSecurityShaking HandsDebt

Take his garment who is surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge for foreigners. Verse ConceptsBorrowing, SuretyPledges

Be thou not one of those who strike hands, [or] of those who are sureties for debts. Verse ConceptsCreditBeing In DebtShaking HandsDebtResponsibility

Take his garment who is surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge [who is surety] for a strange woman. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyPledges

If thou lend money to any of my people with thee who is poor, thou shall not be to him as a creditor, neither shall ye lay upon him interest. Verse ConceptsCreditCreditorsInterestLendingMoney, Stewardship OfMoney, Uses OfCapitalismBankslent

Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the ranking men and the rulers, and said to them, Ye exact usury, everyone of his brother. And I held a great assembly against them. Verse ConceptsMind, The HumanCovetousness, Example Of


Take thou no interest from him or increase, but fear thy God, that thy brother may live with thee. Verse ConceptsReverence, And Social BehaviourFear God!lent

he who puts not his money out to interest, nor takes a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved. Verse ConceptsCreditAcceptance Of BribesInterestLendingMoney, Stewardship OfImmovable SaintsNot MovedAvoiding BribesBriberyMoney Blessingslent

he who has not given forth upon interest, nor has taken any increase, who has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed TRUE justice between man and man, Verse ConceptsExcessGreed, Believers' Response ToInterestLending

For thou have taken pledges from thy brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyGuaranteeFalse AccusationsPeople Stripping Peoplelent

If thou at all take thy neighbor's garment to pledge, thou shall restore it to him before the sun goes down, Verse ConceptsThe SunDressSunsetsLaws About Pledges

No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone to pledge, for he takes life to pledge. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyGuaranteeMillstonesCreditorsLaws About Pledges

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

And they lay themselves down beside every altar upon clothes taken in pledge. And in the house of their God they drink the wine of such as have been fined. Verse ConceptsCreditGuaranteeDrinking WineAccused Of DrunkennessFine As PenaltyInterlopers In The Temple

And when he began to settle, one debtor of ten thousand talents was brought to him. But of him not having to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children, and all things, as many as he had, and payment to be made.

There were some also who said, We are mortgaging our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses. Let us get grain because of the dearth. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, Examples OfBanks

And having summoned each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much do thou owe to my lord? And he said, A hundred measures of olive oil. And he said to him, Receive thy document, and having sat down, quickly write fifty.

Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy sons from the rest. Verse ConceptsTradeDebtMoney ManagementSaving Money


My son, if thou have become surety for thy neighbor, if thou have struck thy hands for a stranger, thou are snared with the words of thy mouth, thou are taken with the words of thy mouth.

The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way, but the wicked man shall fall by his own wickedness. Verse ConceptsGod's WaysThe Insecurity Of The WickedDistinctives Of Righteousnesswickedness

A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes surety in the presence of his neighbor. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyBeing In DebtPledgesSecurityShaking HandsDebt

Take his garment who is surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge for foreigners. Verse ConceptsBorrowing, SuretyPledges

Be thou not one of those who strike hands, [or] of those who are sureties for debts. Verse ConceptsCreditBeing In DebtShaking HandsDebtResponsibility

Take his garment who is surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge [who is surety] for a strange woman. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyPledges

If thou lend money to any of my people with thee who is poor, thou shall not be to him as a creditor, neither shall ye lay upon him interest. Verse ConceptsCreditCreditorsInterestLendingMoney, Stewardship OfMoney, Uses OfCapitalismBankslent

Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the ranking men and the rulers, and said to them, Ye exact usury, everyone of his brother. And I held a great assembly against them. Verse ConceptsMind, The HumanCovetousness, Example Of


Take thou no interest from him or increase, but fear thy God, that thy brother may live with thee. Verse ConceptsReverence, And Social BehaviourFear God!lent

he who puts not his money out to interest, nor takes a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved. Verse ConceptsCreditAcceptance Of BribesInterestLendingMoney, Stewardship OfImmovable SaintsNot MovedAvoiding BribesBriberyMoney Blessingslent

he who has not given forth upon interest, nor has taken any increase, who has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed TRUE justice between man and man, Verse ConceptsExcessGreed, Believers' Response ToInterestLending

For thou have taken pledges from thy brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyGuaranteeFalse AccusationsPeople Stripping Peoplelent

If thou at all take thy neighbor's garment to pledge, thou shall restore it to him before the sun goes down, Verse ConceptsThe SunDressSunsetsLaws About Pledges

No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone to pledge, for he takes life to pledge. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyGuaranteeMillstonesCreditorsLaws About Pledges

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

And they lay themselves down beside every altar upon clothes taken in pledge. And in the house of their God they drink the wine of such as have been fined. Verse ConceptsCreditGuaranteeDrinking WineAccused Of DrunkennessFine As PenaltyInterlopers In The Temple

And when he began to settle, one debtor of ten thousand talents was brought to him. But of him not having to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children, and all things, as many as he had, and payment to be made.

There were some also who said, We are mortgaging our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses. Let us get grain because of the dearth. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, Examples OfBanks

And having summoned each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much do thou owe to my lord? And he said, A hundred measures of olive oil. And he said to him, Receive thy document, and having sat down, quickly write fifty.

Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy sons from the rest. Verse ConceptsTradeDebtMoney ManagementSaving Money


And when he began to settle, one debtor of ten thousand talents was brought to him. But of him not having to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children, and all things, as many as he had, and payment to be made.

There were some also who said, We are mortgaging our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses. Let us get grain because of the dearth. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, Examples OfBanks

And having summoned each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much do thou owe to my lord? And he said, A hundred measures of olive oil. And he said to him, Receive thy document, and having sat down, quickly write fifty.

Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy sons from the rest. Verse ConceptsTradeDebtMoney ManagementSaving Money