Bible Verses about “being in debt”
The Bible contains 13 verses about being in debt across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“‹For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.›”
“And whatsoever ye do, do [it] heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;”
“¶ Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute [is due]; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.”
“‹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.›”
“Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.”
“For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”
“¶ The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower [is] servant to the lender.”
“‹For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have› [sufficient] ‹to finish› [it]?”
“¶ Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”
“¶ 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.”
“If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?”
“For the LORD thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.”