51 Bible Verses about Debt

He called all the people who were in debt to his master. He asked the first one: 'How much do you owe my master?'

Being moved with pity, the lord let him go, and made him free of the debt.

Simon answered: I suppose it was the one whom he forgave the most. Jesus said: Your judgment is correct.

Release all debts at the end of every seven years.

Owe no man any thing but to love one another. He that loves another has fulfilled (obeyed) the law.

You may collect from a foreigner, but your hand should release that debt which is yours with your brother.

So then, brothers we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to flesh (human nature),

The widow of a member of a group of prophets said to Elisha: My husband has died! As you know, he was a man who respected God. A man to whom he owed money came to take away my two sons as slaves in payment for my husband's debt.

He was not able to make payment. So his lord gave orders for him to be sold. His wife, sons, and daughters were all to be sold along with every possession. The money would be used for payment of what he owed.

The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

He blotted out the bond written in ordinances. It was against us and was contrary to us. He has taken it out of the way. He nailed it to the stake.

First, one came to him who owed him ten thousand talents.

The one who despises the word will experience bad consequences (be destroyed). He who respects the commandment will be rewarded.

Let the husband fulfill his marital duties to his wife and also the wife to her husband.

He would not give him time. He put him into prison till he paid the debt.

The pay is counted to the man who works. It is not as grace but as a debt.

He that is surety for a stranger will suffer. He that hates being surety is sure.

A certain lender had two debtors. One owed five hundred shillings and the other fifty.

Then that servant met another servant who was in debt to him for one hundred denarii. He took him by the throat, saying, 'Pay your debt now.'

If the peoples of the lands come to do trade in goods or food on the Sabbath day, that we would do no trade with them on the Sabbath or on a holy day. In the seventh year we would take no payment from any debtor.

I am a debtor both to the Greeks, and to the barbarians, both to the wise, and to the unwise.

He asked another: 'How much do you owe?' 'A thousand bushels of wheat,' he answered. 'Here is your bill. Pay eight hundred bushels.'

Deliver your self like a deer from the hand of the hunter, and like a bird from the hand of the fowler (bird catcher).

They did not have money to pay the debt so he forgave them both. Which of them did he love the most?

Moses commanded them: At the end of every seven years, at the time of the year of remission of debts, at the Feast of Booths,

She returned to Elisha, the prophet. He said: Sell the olive oil and pay all your debts. There will be enough money left over for you and your sons to pay your living expenses.

His lord was angry and sent him to jail to be punished until he paid back all of his debt.

Do not give pledges and be guarantors for debts.

The wicked borrows and does not pay back. But the righteous is gracious and gives.

A lot of other people joined him too. Some were in trouble. Others were angry or in debt. David was soon the leader of four hundred men.

But if he has wronged you and owes you anything at all, charge this to me.

Ask your neighbors for empty jars. Borrow as many as you can, Elisha told her.

Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. (Matthew 18:21) (Mark 11:25) (Luke 11:4)

This is how you should release. Every man who has a loan to his neighbor shall release it. He shall not require it from his neighbor, or from his brother, because it is called Jehovah's release.

His lord sent for him, and said: 'Evil servant; I made you free of all that debt, because of your request to me.

When you help the poor (needy) (lowly) (depressed) you lend to Jehovah. He will pay you back.

It pleased them to do so and they are debtors for this. If the nations have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister to them in physical things.

You are now in the power of that person. Here is what you should do: Go and beg for permission to call off the agreement.

My son, if you serve as surety for your friend and you give your pledge to him,

If it is by grace then it is no longer on the basis of works. Otherwise grace is not grace (undeserved kindness). But if it is of works then it is not by grace. Otherwise works are no longer works.

When the jars were full she asked if there were any more. That was the last one, one of her sons told her. So the olive oil stopped flowing.

Do this before you fall asleep. Do not allow your eyes to close.

Pay him his wages on the workday day before the sunsets. He is poor and sets his heart on it. He will not complain against you to Jehovah and it becomes your sin.

No one can ever redeem (buy back) his brother or pay God a ransom for his life.

and if he returns the security he took for a loan or gives back what he stole, if he stops sinning and follows the laws that give life, he will not die, but he will live.

A man without understanding shakes hands and becomes surety for his friend.

who was delivered up for our trespasses, and was raised for our justification (acquittal).

Elisha said: Tell me what shall I do for you? What do you have at home? She answered: Except for a small jar of olive oil, I have nothing.