Bible Verses about โcosigning a loanโ
The Bible contains 43 verses about cosigning a loan across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
โOwe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.โ
โThere are six things which Yahweh hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him:โ
โhaughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood;โ
โa false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.โ
โa heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are swift in running to mischief,โ
โThe rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.โ
โThe wicked borrow, and don't pay back, but the righteous give generously.โ
โGo to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise;โ
โwhich having no chief, overseer, or ruler,โ
โprovides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.โ
โDon't lust after her beauty in your heart, neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.โ
โIt is better that you should not vow, than that you should vow and not pay.โ
โHow long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?โ
โA little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:โ
โso your poverty will come as a robber, and your scarcity as an armed man.โ
โHe who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who does it destroys his own soul.โ
โDon't you be one of those who strike hands, of those who are collateral for debts.โ
โwho winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet, who motions with his fingers;โ
โIf you don't have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?โ
โA worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth;โ
โin whose heart is perverseness, who devises evil continually, who always sows discord.โ
โA man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes collateral in the presence of his neighbor.โ
โTherefore his calamity will come suddenly. He will be broken suddenly, and that without remedy.โ
โCan a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burned?โ
โFor a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life.โ
โMy son, keep your father's commandment, and don't forsake your mother's teaching.โ
โbut if he is found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house.โ
โto keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the wayward wife's tongue.โ
โFree yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.โ
โFor jealousy arouses the fury of the husband. He won't spare in the day of vengeance.โ
โHe who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.โ
โOr can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?โ
โMy son, if you have become collateral for your neighbor, if you have struck your hands in pledge for a stranger;โ
โYou are trapped by the words of your mouth. You are ensnared with the words of your mouth.โ
โDo this now, my son, and deliver yourself, since you have come into the hand of your neighbor. Go, humble yourself. Press your plea with your neighbor.โ
โGive no sleep to your eyes, nor slumber to your eyelids.โ
โMen don't despise a thief, if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry:โ
โSo is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.โ
โFor the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,โ
โBind them continually on your heart. Tie them around your neck.โ
โWhen you walk, it will lead you. When you sleep, it will watch over you. When you awake, it will talk with you.โ
โHe will get wounds and dishonor. His reproach will not be wiped away.โ
โHe won't regard any ransom, neither will he rest content, though you give many gifts.โ
