9 Bible Verses about Borrowing, Surety

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Proverbs 11:15

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

Proverbs 6:1-5

My son, if thou be surety for thy neighbour, thou hast fastened thine hand with another man: yea, thou art bound with thine own words, and taken with thine own speech. Therefore my son, do this: and thou shalt be discharged, when thou art come into thy neighbour's danger. Go thy ways then soon, and entreat thy neighbour:read more.
let not thine eyes sleep, nor thine eyelids slumber. Save thyself as a doe from the hand, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

Proverbs 17:18

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

Proverbs 22:26-27

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.

Proverbs 20:16

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; and take a pledge of him for the unknown man's sake.

Proverbs 27:13

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for the unknown man's sake.

Deuteronomy 24:6

No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge, for then he taketh a man's life to pledge.

Job 22:6

Thou hast taken the pledge from thy brethren for naught, and robbed the naked of their clothing;

Nehemiah 5:3-13

Some said, "Let us set our lands, vineyards, and houses, to pledge, and take up corn in the dearth." But some said, "Let us borrow money of the king's tribute for our lands and vineyards. Now are our brethrens' bodies as our own bodies and their children as our children: else should we subdue our sons and daughters into bondage, and some of our daughters are subdued already, and no strength is there in our hands, and other men shall have our lands and vineyards."read more.
But when I heard their complaint and such words, it displeased me sore, and I advised so in my mind, that I rebuked the councilors and the rulers, and said unto them, "Will ye require usury one of another?" And I brought a great congregation against them, and said unto them, "We, after our ability, have bought our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the Heathen. And will ye sell your brethren, whom we have bought unto us?" Then held they their peace, and could find nothing to answer. Also I said, "It is not good, that ye do. Ought ye not to walk in the fear of God because of the rebuke of the Heathen our enemies? I and my brethren, and my servants have lent them money and corn: but as for usury, let us leave it. Therefore this same day see that ye restore them their lands again, their vineyards, oil gardens, and houses, and the hundredth part of the money of the corn, wine, and oil, that ye have won of them." Then said they, "We will restore them again and will require nothing of them and will do as thou hast spoken." And I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do so. And I shook my lap, and said, "God shake out every man after the same manner from his house and labour, that maintaineth not this word: even thus be he shaken out, and void." And all the congregation said, "Amen," and praised the LORD. And the people did so.

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