'Credit' in the Bible

And this lifted offering is to be put to your credit as if it was grain from the grain-floor and wine from the vines.

And Saul was very angry and this saying was unpleasing to him; and he said, They have given David credit for tens of thousands, and to me for only thousands: what more is there for him but the kingdom?

but I gave no credit to the words, until I came and mine eyes had seen; and behold, the half was not told me: in wisdom and prosperity thou exceedest the report that I heard.

but I gave no credit to their words, until I came and mine eyes had seen; and behold, the half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: thou exceedest the report that I heard.

They opposed King Uzziah and said to him, “It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord, but for the priests, the sons of Aaron who have been consecrated to burn incense. Get out of the sanctuary, for you have been unfaithful and will have no honor from the Lord God.”

And I gave the Levites orders to make themselves clean and come and keep the doors and make the Sabbath holy. Keep this in mind to my credit, O my God, and have mercy on me, for great is your mercy.

O Lord, remember on David’s behalfAll his hardship and affliction;

All the kings of the land will give thanks and praise You, O Lord,When they have heard of the promises of Your mouth [which were fulfilled].

A person's discretion makes him slow to anger, and it is to his credit that he ignores an offence.

As clouds and wind without rain, so is one who takes credit for an offering he has not given.

Give her credit for what she has accomplished, and let her works praise her in the city gates.

For if you have love for those who have love for you, what credit is it to you? do not the tax-farmers the same?

If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.

If you do what is good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that.

And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners to be repaid in full.

And, falling down on his face at the feet of Jesus, he gave the credit to him; and he was a man of Samaria.

for they loved the approval of men more than the approval of God.

After a long debate, Peter got up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the message of the gospel and believe.

And they may have righteousness put to their credit, freely, by his grace, through the salvation which is in Christ Jesus:

For what says the Scripture? "And Abraham believed God, and this was placed to his credit as righteousness."

whereas in the case of a man who pleads no actions of his own, but simply believes in Him who declares the ungodly free from guilt, his faith is placed to his credit as righteousness.

In this way David also tells of the blessedness of the man to whose credit God places righteousness, apart from his actions.

This declaration of blessedness, then, does it come simply to the circumcised, or to the uncircumcised as well? For Abraham's faith--so we affirm--was placed to his credit as righteousness.

Before, not after. And he received circumcision as a sign, a mark attesting the reality of the faith-righteousness which was his while still uncircumcised, that he might be the forefather of all those who believe even though they are uncircumcised--in order that this righteousness might be placed to their credit;

For this reason also his faith was placed to his credit as righteousness.

Nor was the fact of its being placed to his credit put on record for his sake only;

it was for our sakes too. Faith, before long, will be placed to the credit of us also who are believers in Him who raised Jesus, our Lord, from the dead,

More than this, it is not to your credit to have causes at law with one another at all. Why not put up with wrong? why not undergo loss?

For first, when ye come together in assembly, I hear there exist divisions among you, and I partly give credit to it.

Not as if we were able by ourselves to do anything for which we might take the credit; but our power comes from God;

As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker in your service; and as for the [other two] brothers, they are [special] messengers of the churches, a glory and credit to Christ.

Not taking credit to ourselves for what is not our business, that is, for the work of others; but having hope that, with the growth of your faith, we may get the credit for an increase which is the effect of our work,

So that we may be able to go on and take the good news to countries still farther away than you are, and not take credit for another man's work in making things ready to our hand.

What I am now saying is not by the order of the Lord, but as a foolish person, taking credit to myself, as it seems.

Seeing that there are those who take credit to themselves after the flesh, I will do the same.

If I have to take credit to myself, I will do so in the things in which I am feeble.

For if I want to boast, I will not be a fool, because I will be telling the truth. But I will spare you, so that no one can credit me with something beyond what he sees in me or hears from me,

Now our prayer to God is that you may do no evil; not in order that it may be put to our credit, but so that you may do what is right, whatever we may seem.

So I, the prisoner for the Lord, appeal to you to live a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called [that is, to live a life that exhibits godly character, moral courage, personal integrity, and mature behavior—a life that expresses gratitude to God for your salvation],

Only let your behaviour do credit to the good news of Christ, so that if I come and see you or if I am away from you, I may have news of you that you are strong in one spirit, working together with one soul for the faith of the good news;

And you Philippians know that in the early days of preaching the gospel, after I left Macedonia, no church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving except you alone;

I do not say this because I am seeking a gift. Rather, I seek the credit that abounds to your account.

not pilfering, but showing all good faith, in order to bring credit to the teaching of God our Savior in everything.

and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And Abraham believed God, and his faith was placed to his credit as righteousness," and he received the name of 'God's friend.'

Even so the tongue is a small part of the body, but it takes credit for great things. How much wood may be lighted by a very little fire!

For what credit is there if you sin and are punished, and you endure it? But when you do what is good and suffer, if you endure it, this brings favor with God.

But this is to your credit: You hate the actions of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.