Thematic Bible: Debts


Thematic Bible



My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor, If thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger; Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, Thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

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

A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyBeing In DebtPledgesSecurityShaking HandsDebt

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for foreigners. Verse ConceptsBorrowing, SuretyPledges

Be thou not one of them that strike hands, Or of them that are sureties for debts. Verse ConceptsCreditBeing In DebtShaking HandsDebtResponsibility

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for a foreign woman. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyPledges

If thou lend money to any of my people with thee that is poor, thou shalt 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 nobles and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I held a great assembly against them. Verse ConceptsMind, The HumanCovetousness, Example Of

He that augmenteth his substance by interest and increase, Gathereth it for him that hath pity on the poor. Verse ConceptsCreditorsGreed, Condemnation OfInterestKindnessMoney, Stewardship OfUnjust GainBlessings For Those Who Help The PoorChargeSaving Moneyinvestingpity

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

He that putteth not out his money to interest, Nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved. Verse ConceptsCreditAcceptance Of BribesInterestLendingMoney, Stewardship OfImmovable SaintsNot MovedAvoiding BribesBriberyMoney Blessingslent

he that hath not given forth upon interest, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true justice between man and man, Verse ConceptsExcessGreed, Believers' Response ToInterestLending

For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, 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 shalt restore it unto him before the sun goeth down: Verse ConceptsThe SunDressSunsetsLaws About Pledges

No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone to pledge; for he taketh a man's life to pledge. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyGuaranteeMillstonesCreditorsLaws About Pledges

They drive away the ass 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 had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, that owed him ten thousand talents. But forasmuch as he had not wherewith to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

Some also there were that 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 calling to him each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much owest thou unto my lord? And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and 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 of the rest. Verse ConceptsTradeDebtMoney ManagementSaving Money


My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor, If thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger; Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, Thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

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

A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyBeing In DebtPledgesSecurityShaking HandsDebt

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for foreigners. Verse ConceptsBorrowing, SuretyPledges

Be thou not one of them that strike hands, Or of them that are sureties for debts. Verse ConceptsCreditBeing In DebtShaking HandsDebtResponsibility

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for a foreign woman. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyPledges

If thou lend money to any of my people with thee that is poor, thou shalt 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 nobles and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I held a great assembly against them. Verse ConceptsMind, The HumanCovetousness, Example Of

He that augmenteth his substance by interest and increase, Gathereth it for him that hath pity on the poor. Verse ConceptsCreditorsGreed, Condemnation OfInterestKindnessMoney, Stewardship OfUnjust GainBlessings For Those Who Help The PoorChargeSaving Moneyinvestingpity

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

He that putteth not out his money to interest, Nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved. Verse ConceptsCreditAcceptance Of BribesInterestLendingMoney, Stewardship OfImmovable SaintsNot MovedAvoiding BribesBriberyMoney Blessingslent

he that hath not given forth upon interest, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true justice between man and man, Verse ConceptsExcessGreed, Believers' Response ToInterestLending

For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, 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 shalt restore it unto him before the sun goeth down: Verse ConceptsThe SunDressSunsetsLaws About Pledges

No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone to pledge; for he taketh a man's life to pledge. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyGuaranteeMillstonesCreditorsLaws About Pledges

They drive away the ass 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 had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, that owed him ten thousand talents. But forasmuch as he had not wherewith to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

Some also there were that 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 calling to him each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much owest thou unto my lord? And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and 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 of the rest. Verse ConceptsTradeDebtMoney ManagementSaving Money


And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, that owed him ten thousand talents. But forasmuch as he had not wherewith to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

Some also there were that 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 calling to him each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much owest thou unto my lord? And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and 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 of the rest. Verse ConceptsTradeDebtMoney ManagementSaving Money


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