19 Bible Verses about Bankruptcy

The ungodly borroweth, and payeth not again, but the righteous is merciful and liberal.

At the end of seven years thou shalt make a free year. And this is the manner of the free year: whosoever lendeth ought with his hand unto his neighbour, may not ask again that which he hath lent, of his neighbour or of his brother: because it is called the LORD's free year,

The rich ruleth the poor; and the borrower is servant to the lender.

Owe nothing to any man: but to love one another. For he that loveth another, fulfilleth the law.

If thou promise anything, pay it; for better it is that thou make no vow than that thou shouldest promise, and not pay.

If thou make a vow unto God, be not slack to perform it. As for foolish vows, he hath no pleasure in them. If thou promise anything, pay it; for better it is that thou make no vow than that thou shouldest promise, and not pay.

At the end of seven years thou shalt make a free year.

that the blessing of Abraham might come on the gentiles through Jesus Christ, and that we might receive the promise of the spirit through faith.

and the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which peace ye are called in one body: and see that ye be thankful.

Thou shalt show me the path of life; in thy presence is the fulness of joy, and at thy righthand there is pleasure for evermore.

Cast all your care to him: for he careth for you.

Put thy trust in the LORD with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways have respect unto him, and he shall order thy goings.

If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be as an usurer unto him, neither shalt oppress him with usury. If thou take thy neighbor's raiment to pledge, see that thou deliver it unto him again by that the sun go down. For that is his coverlet only: even the raiment for his skin wherein he sleepeth: or else he will cry unto me and I will hear him, for I am merciful.

"'If thy brother be waxed poor and fallen in decay with thee, receive him as a stranger or a sojourner, and let him live by thee. And thou shalt take none usury of him, nor yet vantage. But shalt fear thy God, that thy brother may live with thee. Thou shalt not lend him thy money upon usury, nor lend him of thy food to have advantage by it;

Ye know the liberality of our Lord Jesus Christ, which though he were rich, yet for your sakes became poor: that ye through his poverty might be made rich.

Ye shall therefore be perfect even as your father which is in heaven is perfect.

Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury, but not unto thy brother, that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to conquer it.

Be not thou one of them that bind their hand upon promise, and are surety for debt; for if thou hast nothing to pay, they shall take away thy bed from under thee.