Thematic Bible: Debts


Thematic Bible



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. Verse ConceptsGod's WaysThe Insecurity Of The WickedDistinctives Of Righteousnesswickedness

A man lacking sense, is one who striketh hands, giving security, before his neighbour. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyBeing In DebtPledgesSecurityShaking HandsDebt

Take his garment who is pledge for a stranger, - then, for a woman unknown, accept him as surety. Verse ConceptsBorrowing, SuretyPledges

Be not of them who strike hands, of them who are sureties for debts: Verse ConceptsCreditBeing In DebtShaking HandsDebtResponsibility

Take a man's garment when he hath become pledge for stranger, then, for a female unknown, accept him as surety. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyPledges

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. Verse ConceptsCreditCreditorsInterestLendingMoney, Stewardship OfMoney, Uses OfCapitalismBankslent

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; Verse ConceptsMind, The HumanCovetousness, Example Of

He that increaseth his substance by interest and profit, for one ready to favour the poor, doth gather it. Verse ConceptsCreditorsGreed, Condemnation OfInterestKindnessMoney, Stewardship OfUnjust GainBlessings For Those Who Help The PoorChargeSaving Moneyinvestingpity

Do not accept from him interest or profit, but stand thou in awe of thy God, - so shall thy brother live with thee. Verse ConceptsReverence, And Social BehaviourFear God!lent

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. Verse ConceptsCreditAcceptance Of BribesInterestLendingMoney, Stewardship OfImmovable SaintsNot MovedAvoiding BribesBriberyMoney Blessingslent

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; Verse ConceptsExcessGreed, Believers' Response ToInterestLending

Surely then hast been wont to put thy brother in pledge, for nothing, and, the garments of the ill-clad, hast thou stripped off: Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyGuaranteeFalse AccusationsPeople Stripping Peoplelent

If thou, do take in pledge, the mantle of thy neighbour, by the going in of the sun, shalt thou restore it to him; Verse ConceptsThe SunDressSunsetsLaws About Pledges

No man shall take in pledge a handmill, or an upper millstone, - for he would be taking life, in pledge. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyGuaranteeMillstonesCreditorsLaws About Pledges

The ass of the fatherless, they drive off, they take in pledge the ox of the widow; Verse ConceptsOxenCreditAbhorGuaranteeOppression, Nature OfOrphansWidowsCreditorsOwning LivestockNot Helping Widows

And, on pledged garments, they recline, beside every altar, - and, exacted wine, do they drink, in the house of their God. Verse ConceptsCreditGuaranteeDrinking WineAccused Of DrunkennessFine As PenaltyInterlopers In The Temple

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.

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. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, Examples OfBanks

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!

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. Verse ConceptsTradeDebtMoney ManagementSaving Money


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. Verse ConceptsGod's WaysThe Insecurity Of The WickedDistinctives Of Righteousnesswickedness

A man lacking sense, is one who striketh hands, giving security, before his neighbour. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyBeing In DebtPledgesSecurityShaking HandsDebt

Take his garment who is pledge for a stranger, - then, for a woman unknown, accept him as surety. Verse ConceptsBorrowing, SuretyPledges

Be not of them who strike hands, of them who are sureties for debts: Verse ConceptsCreditBeing In DebtShaking HandsDebtResponsibility

Take a man's garment when he hath become pledge for stranger, then, for a female unknown, accept him as surety. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyPledges

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. Verse ConceptsCreditCreditorsInterestLendingMoney, Stewardship OfMoney, Uses OfCapitalismBankslent

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; Verse ConceptsMind, The HumanCovetousness, Example Of

He that increaseth his substance by interest and profit, for one ready to favour the poor, doth gather it. Verse ConceptsCreditorsGreed, Condemnation OfInterestKindnessMoney, Stewardship OfUnjust GainBlessings For Those Who Help The PoorChargeSaving Moneyinvestingpity

Do not accept from him interest or profit, but stand thou in awe of thy God, - so shall thy brother live with thee. Verse ConceptsReverence, And Social BehaviourFear God!lent

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. Verse ConceptsCreditAcceptance Of BribesInterestLendingMoney, Stewardship OfImmovable SaintsNot MovedAvoiding BribesBriberyMoney Blessingslent

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; Verse ConceptsExcessGreed, Believers' Response ToInterestLending

Surely then hast been wont to put thy brother in pledge, for nothing, and, the garments of the ill-clad, hast thou stripped off: Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyGuaranteeFalse AccusationsPeople Stripping Peoplelent

If thou, do take in pledge, the mantle of thy neighbour, by the going in of the sun, shalt thou restore it to him; Verse ConceptsThe SunDressSunsetsLaws About Pledges

No man shall take in pledge a handmill, or an upper millstone, - for he would be taking life, in pledge. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyGuaranteeMillstonesCreditorsLaws About Pledges

The ass of the fatherless, they drive off, they take in pledge the ox of the widow; Verse ConceptsOxenCreditAbhorGuaranteeOppression, Nature OfOrphansWidowsCreditorsOwning LivestockNot Helping Widows

And, on pledged garments, they recline, beside every altar, - and, exacted wine, do they drink, in the house of their God. Verse ConceptsCreditGuaranteeDrinking WineAccused Of DrunkennessFine As PenaltyInterlopers In The Temple

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.

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. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, Examples OfBanks

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!

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. Verse ConceptsTradeDebtMoney ManagementSaving Money


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.

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. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, Examples OfBanks

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!

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. Verse ConceptsTradeDebtMoney ManagementSaving Money