19 Bible Verses about Bankruptcy
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The unjust one borrowed and he will not repay: and the just one compassionated, and gave.
From the end of seven years thou shalt make a remission: And this the word of the remission: Every lord to release the lending of his hand which he shall put upon his friend; he shall not exact his friend and his brother, for a remission was called to Jehovah.
The rich one will rule over the poor, and he borrowing, a servant to the man lending.
Owe ye nothing to none, except to love one another: for he loving another has completed the law.
When thou shalt vow a vow to God, thou shalt not delay to repay it; for there is no desire in the foolish: repay what thou shalt vow. Good that thou shalt not vow rather than thou shalt vow and not requite.
That the praise of Abraham might be to the nations in Christ Jesus; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
And let the peace of God act as umpire in your hearts, to which also, ye were called in one body: and be grateful.
Thou wilt cause me to know the way of life: abundance of joys with thy face; favors in thy right hand forever.
Having cast all your care upon him; for to him is the care for you.
Trust to Jehovah with all thy heart; and thou shalt not lean to thine understanding. In all thy ways know him, and he will make straight thy paths.
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. 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. For it is his covering alone; his garment for his nakedness in which he shall lie; and it was when he shall cry to me, and I heard, for I am compassionate.
And when thy brother shall be poor, and his hand wavering with thee, hold fast to him; a stranger and sojourner to live with thee. Thou shalt not take from him interest and increase; thou shalt be afraid of thy God; and thy brother to live with thee. Thy silver thou shalt not give to him upon interest, and upon increase thou. shalt not give him thy food.
For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for you he was in a state of beggary, being rich; that ye in his poverty might be rich.
Therefore, be ye perfected, as your Father which is in the heavens is perfected.
To a foreigner thou shalt lend on interest; and to thy brother thou shalt not lend on interest: so that Jehovah thy God shall bless thee in all the stretching forth of thy hand upon the land which thou goest there to possess it
Thou shalt not be with those striking the hand with those pledging for debts. If not to thee to requite, why shall he take thy bed from under thee?
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Jeremiah 5:4And I said, Surely, they are weak; they became foolish: for they knew not the way of Jehovah, the judgment of their God.