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Exodus 22:14 (CEV) Suppose you borrow an animal from a neighbour, and it gets injured or dies while the neighbour isn't around. Then you must replace it.
Exodus 22:25-26 (NIV) If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not be like a moneylender; charge him no interest. If you take your neighbour's cloak as a pledge, return it to him by sunset,
Deuteronomy 15:1 (AMP) When the Lord your God blesses you as He promised you, then you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow; and you shall rule over many nations, but they shall not rule over you.
Deuteronomy 15:6 (MSG) There must be no poor people among you because God is going to bless you lavishly in this land that God, your God, is giving you as an inheritance, your very own land. But only if you listen obediently to the Voice of God, your God, diligently observing every commandment that I command you today. Oh yes—God, your God, will bless you just as he promised. You will lend to many nations but won't borrow from any; you'll rule over many nations but none will rule over you.
Deuteronomy 23:19-20 (CEV) When you lend money, food, or anything else to another Israelite, you are not allowed to charge interest. You can charge a foreigner interest. But if you charge other Israelites interest, the LORD your God will not let you be successful in the land you are about to take.
Deuteronomy 24:10-13 (MSG) When you make a loan of any kind to your neighbour, don't enter his house to claim his pledge. Wait outside. Let the man to whom you made the pledge bring the pledge to you outside. And if he is destitute, don't use his cloak as a bedroll; return it to him at nightfall so that he can sleep in his cloak and bless you. In the sight of God, your God, that will be viewed as a righteous act.
Psalm 37:21 (NIV) The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously.
Psalm 37:25-26 (MSG) I once was young, now I'm a greybeard—not once have I seen an abandoned believer, or his kids out roaming the streets. Every day he's out giving and lending, his children making him proud.
Psalm 37:21 (CEV) An evil person borrows and never pays back; a good person is generous and never stops giving.
Psalm 37:26 (NLT) The godly always give generous loans to others, and their children are a blessing.
Proverbs 22:7 (CEV) The poor are ruled by the rich, and those who borrow are slaves of moneylenders.
Psalm 112:5 (NLT) Good comes to those who lend money generously and conduct their business fairly.
Proverbs 6:1-5 (CEV) My child, suppose you agree to pay the debt of someone, who cannot repay a loan. Then you are trapped by your own words, and you are now in the power of someone else. Here is what you should do: Go and beg for permission to call off the agreement. Do this before you fall asleep or even get sleepy. Save yourself, just as a deer or a bird tries to escape from a hunter.
Proverbs 11:15 (NLT) There’s danger in putting up security for a stranger’s debt; it’s safer not to guarantee another person’s debt.
Proverbs 17:18 (MSG) It's stupid to try to get something for nothing, or run up huge bills you can never pay.
Proverbs 20:16 (MSG) Hold tight to collateral on any loan to a stranger; beware of accepting what a transient has pawned.
Proverbs 22:26 (CEV) Don't guarantee to pay someone else's debt.
Proverbs 28:8 (CEV) If you make money by charging high interest rates, you will lose it all to someone who cares for the poor.
Ecclesiastes 5:15-17 (MSG) Here's a piece of bad luck I've seen happen: A man hoards far more wealth than is good for him and then loses it all in a bad business deal. He fathered a child but hasn't a cent left to give him. He arrived naked from the womb of his mother; he'll leave in the same condition—with nothing.
Ezekiel 18:8 (CEV) He never cheats or robs anyone and always returns anything taken as security for a loan; he gives food and clothes to the poor and doesn't charge interest when lending money. He refuses to do anything evil; he is fair to everyone and faithfully obeys my laws and teachings. This man is good, and I promise he will live.
Matthew 5:25-26 (NIV) "Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still with him on the way, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. I tell you the truth, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny."
Matthew 18:23 (NIV) Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him. Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.
Luke 6:34-35 (NIV) And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even 'sinners' lend to 'sinners,' expecting to be repaid in full. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
Luke 7:41-43 (AMP) "A certain lender of money [at interest] had two debtors: one owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. When they had no means of paying, he freely forgave them both. Now which of them will love him more?" Simon answered, "The one, I take it, for whom he forgave and cancelled more." And Jesus said to him, "You have decided correctly."
Romans 13:8 (NIV) Don't run up debts, except for the huge debt of love you owe each other.
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