31 Bible Verses about Being In Debt

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

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

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

No man can serve two masters: For either he shall hate the one, and love the other; or else he shall lean to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

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

The devices of one that is diligent, bring plenteousness; but he that is unadvised, cometh to poverty.

Hastily gotten goods are soon spent; but they that be gathered together with the hand, shall increase.

Yea, and then the LORD thy God shall bless thee as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and shalt borrow of no man, and shalt reign over many nations, but none shall reign over thee.

Whoso promiseth by the hand, and is surety for another; he is a fool.

"The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, even the heaven, to give rain unto thy land in due season and to bless all the labours of thine hand. And thou shalt lend unto many nations, but shalt not need to borrow thyself.

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.

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,

Go to the Emmet, thou sluggard: consider her ways, and learn to be wise. She hath no guide, no teacher, no leader: yet in the summer she provideth her meat, and gathereth her food together in the harvest.

A wise man seeing the plague will hide himself; as for fools they go on still, and suffer harm.

See that thou know the number of thy cattle thy self, and look well to thy flocks.

Upon some Sunday, let every one of you put aside at home, and lay up whatsoever he thinketh meet, that there be no gatherings when I come.

A good man is merciful, and lendeth gladly, and pondereth his words with discretion.

He that loveth money, will never be satisfied with money: and whoso delighteth in riches, shall have no profit thereof. Is not this also a vain thing?

Let your conversation be without covetousness, and be content with that ye have already. For he verily said, "I will not fail thee, neither forsake thee."

Be not thou one of them that bind their hand upon promise, and are surety for debt;

He that is surety for a stranger, hurteth himself; but he that meddleth not with suretyship, is sure.

Give to every man therefore his duty: Tribute to whom tribute belongeth: Custom to whom custom is due: fear to whom fear belongeth: Honour to whom honour pertaineth.

Therefore take no thought, saying, 'What shall we eat?' Or. 'What shall we drink?' Or, 'Wherewith shall we be clothed?' After all these things seek the gentiles: For your heavenly father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But rather, seek ye first the kingdom of heaven, and the righteousness thereof; and all these things shall be ministered unto you.

I speak not because of necessity. For I have learned in whatsoever estate I am, therewith to be content. I can both cast down myself, I can also exceed. Everywhere, and in all things I am instructed, both to be full, and to be hungry: to have plenty, and to suffer need. I can do all things through the help of Christ, which strengtheneth me.

When a man borroweth ought of his neighbor if it be hurt or else die, and if the owner thereof be not by, he shall make it good:

If thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, the LORD will set thee on high above all nations of the earth.

For covetousness is the root of all evil, which while some lusted after, they erred from the faith, and tangled themselves with many sorrows.

Which of you is he that is disposed to build a tower, and sitteth not down before and counteth the cost: Whether he have sufficient to perform it?

which their children's children shall have in possession - for the riches of the sinner is laid up for the just.

Give to him that asketh, and from him that would borrow, turn not away.

For the reward of sin is death: but eternal life is the gift of God, through Jesus Christ our Lord.