Thematic Bible: Debts
Thematic Bible
Business life » Debts » Suretyship, (indorsement), the dangers of
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.
A man wanting heart will strike the hand, pledging a pledge before his friend.
Take his garment that became surety for a stranger: and bind him by a pledge for strange women.
Business life » Debts » Usury, forbidden
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.
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.
He increasing by interest and usury, he shall gather it for him compassionating the poor.
Thou shalt not take from him interest and increase; thou shalt be afraid of thy God; and thy brother to live with thee.
Not giving his silver for interest, and gave not presents against the innocent. He doing these things shall not be moved forever.
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.
Business life » Debts » Pledges » Laws concerning
For thou wilt take a pledge of thy brethren, in vain, and the garments of the naked thou wilt strip of
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.
He shall not take the two mill-stones as a pledge, and the rider, for it is taking the soul as a pledge.
They will lead away the ass of the orphans, and they will take for pledge, the widow's ox.
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.
Business life » Debts » Insolvency acknowledged
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.
Business life » Debts » Secured by mortgages
And there are those saying, Our fields and our vineyards and our houses we pledge, and we will take grain in the famine.
Business life » Debts » Fraudulent settlement of
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.
Business life » Debts » Not to be repudiated
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
Business life » Debts » Obligation to pay
Owe ye nothing to none, except to love one another: for he loving another has completed the law.
Credit system » Debts » Suretyship, (indorsement), the dangers of
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.
A man wanting heart will strike the hand, pledging a pledge before his friend.
Take his garment that became surety for a stranger: and bind him by a pledge for strange women.
Credit system » Debts » Usury, forbidden
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.
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.
He increasing by interest and usury, he shall gather it for him compassionating the poor.
Thou shalt not take from him interest and increase; thou shalt be afraid of thy God; and thy brother to live with thee.
Not giving his silver for interest, and gave not presents against the innocent. He doing these things shall not be moved forever.
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.
Credit system » Debts » Pledges » Laws concerning
For thou wilt take a pledge of thy brethren, in vain, and the garments of the naked thou wilt strip of
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.
He shall not take the two mill-stones as a pledge, and the rider, for it is taking the soul as a pledge.
They will lead away the ass of the orphans, and they will take for pledge, the widow's ox.
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.
Credit system » Debts » Insolvency acknowledged
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.
Credit system » Debts » Secured by mortgages
And there are those saying, Our fields and our vineyards and our houses we pledge, and we will take grain in the famine.
Credit system » Debts » Fraudulent settlement of
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.
Credit system » Debts » Not to be repudiated
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
Credit system » Debts » Obligation to pay
Owe ye nothing to none, except to love one another: for he loving another has completed the law.
Debts » Insolvency acknowledged
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.
Debts » Secured by mortgages
And there are those saying, Our fields and our vineyards and our houses we pledge, and we will take grain in the famine.
Debts » Fraudulent settlement of
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.
Debts » Not to be repudiated
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
Debts » Obligation to pay
Owe ye nothing to none, except to love one another: for he loving another has completed the law.