The King James Version Bible

Bible Verses About Debt

  • The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
  • Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
  • The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
  • Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
  • For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
  • If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
  • Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.
  • If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury. If thou at all take thy neighbour's raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth ...
  • He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
  • There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
  • But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
  • Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth. There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards. Yet ...
  • There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.