Thematic Bible: Debts
Thematic Bible
Business life » Debts » Suretyship, (indorsement), the dangers of
My son, if you have become collateral for your neighbor, if you have struck your hands in pledge for a stranger; You are trapped by the words of your mouth. You are ensnared with the words of your mouth.
The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes collateral in the presence of his neighbor.
Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; and hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.
Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!
Business life » Debts » Usury, forbidden
"If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be to him as a creditor; neither shall you charge him interest.
Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the nobles and the rulers, and said to them, "You exact usury, everyone of his brother." I held a great assembly against them.
He who increases his wealth by excessive interest gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.
Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your God; that your brother may live among you.
he who doesn't lend out his money for usury, nor take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be shaken. A Poem by David.
he who has not given forth on interest, neither has taken any increase, who has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed true justice between man and man,
Business life » Debts » Pledges » Laws concerning
For you have taken pledges from your brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
If you take your neighbor's garment as collateral, you shall restore it to him before the sun goes down,
No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone to pledge; for he takes [a man's] life to pledge.
They drive away the donkey of the fatherless, and they take the widow's ox for a pledge.
and they lay themselves down beside every altar on clothes taken in pledge; and in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined.
Business life » Debts » Insolvency acknowledged
When he had begun to reconcile, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. But because he couldn't pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
Business life » Debts » Secured by mortgages
Some also there were that said, "We are mortgaging our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses. Let us get grain, because of the famine."
Business life » Debts » Fraudulent settlement of
Calling each one of his lord's debtors to him, he said to the first, 'How much do you owe to my lord?' He said, 'A hundred batos of oil.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.'
Business life » Debts » Not to be repudiated
Then she came and told the man of God. He said, "Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt; and you and your sons live on the rest."
Business life » Debts » Obligation to pay
Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
Credit system » Debts » Suretyship, (indorsement), the dangers of
My son, if you have become collateral for your neighbor, if you have struck your hands in pledge for a stranger; You are trapped by the words of your mouth. You are ensnared with the words of your mouth.
The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes collateral in the presence of his neighbor.
Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; and hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.
Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!
Credit system » Debts » Usury, forbidden
"If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be to him as a creditor; neither shall you charge him interest.
Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the nobles and the rulers, and said to them, "You exact usury, everyone of his brother." I held a great assembly against them.
He who increases his wealth by excessive interest gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.
Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your God; that your brother may live among you.
he who doesn't lend out his money for usury, nor take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be shaken. A Poem by David.
he who has not given forth on interest, neither has taken any increase, who has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed true justice between man and man,
Credit system » Debts » Pledges » Laws concerning
For you have taken pledges from your brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
If you take your neighbor's garment as collateral, you shall restore it to him before the sun goes down,
No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone to pledge; for he takes [a man's] life to pledge.
They drive away the donkey of the fatherless, and they take the widow's ox for a pledge.
and they lay themselves down beside every altar on clothes taken in pledge; and in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined.
Credit system » Debts » Insolvency acknowledged
When he had begun to reconcile, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. But because he couldn't pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
Credit system » Debts » Secured by mortgages
Some also there were that said, "We are mortgaging our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses. Let us get grain, because of the famine."
Credit system » Debts » Fraudulent settlement of
Calling each one of his lord's debtors to him, he said to the first, 'How much do you owe to my lord?' He said, 'A hundred batos of oil.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.'
Credit system » Debts » Not to be repudiated
Then she came and told the man of God. He said, "Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt; and you and your sons live on the rest."
Credit system » Debts » Obligation to pay
Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
Debts » Insolvency acknowledged
When he had begun to reconcile, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. But because he couldn't pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
Debts » Secured by mortgages
Some also there were that said, "We are mortgaging our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses. Let us get grain, because of the famine."
Debts » Fraudulent settlement of
Calling each one of his lord's debtors to him, he said to the first, 'How much do you owe to my lord?' He said, 'A hundred batos of oil.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.'
Debts » Not to be repudiated
Then she came and told the man of God. He said, "Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt; and you and your sons live on the rest."
Debts » Obligation to pay
Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.