Thematic Bible: The credit system
Thematic Bible
Business life » The credit system » Borrowing
Give to him that asks of thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
Lamed The wicked borrows and does not repay: but the righteous shows mercy and gives.
And if anyone borrows anything of his neighbour, and it is hurt or dies, its owner not being with it, he shall surely make it good.
And he said, Go, borrow vessels from all thy neighbours, empty vessels; borrow not a few.
But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water, and he cried and said, Alas, master! It was borrowed.
Business life » The credit system » Lending encouraged
Give to him that asks of thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
but thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he lacks.
Teth A good man has mercy and lends; Jod He will govern his affairs with good judgment.
But rather love ye your enemies and do good and lend, hoping for nothing again, and your reward shall be great; and ye shall be the sons of the Most High, for he is kind even unto the unthankful and to the evil.
Business life » The credit system » Creditors, general references to
No man shall take the lower or the upper millstone for a pledge, for he takes a man's life to pledge.
They drive away the ass of the fatherless; they take the widow's ox for a pledge.
Now a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried unto Elisha, saying, Thy slave, my husband, is dead; and thou knowest that thy slave feared the LORD; and the creditor is come to take my two sons to be his slaves.
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