Bible Verses About
Debt
Debt, generosity, and owing no one but love.
“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.”
“Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.”
“The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.”
“Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.”
“For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?”
“No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.”
“But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.”
“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.”
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Frequently asked
What does the Bible say about debt?
Scripture speaks to debt in passages such as Proverbs 22:7, Romans 13:8, Romans 13:7. For example, Proverbs 22:7 says, “The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.”
What is a well-known Bible verse about debt?
Proverbs 22:7 — “The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.”
Which Psalm is about debt?
Psalms 37:21 — “The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.”