Proverbs 22:7
KJVThe rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
WEBThe rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.
Bible Verses About Debt
12 Bible verses about debt, quoted word for word from the King James Version (KJV) and the World English Bible (WEB). Both translations are in the public domain. Tap a chapter link to read each verse in its full context.
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Romans 13:8
KJVOwe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
WEBOwe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
Romans 13:7
KJVRender therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
WEBTherefore give everyone what you owe: if you owe taxes, pay taxes; if customs, then customs; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.
Psalm 37:21
KJVThe wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
WEBThe wicked borrow, and don’t pay back, but the righteous give generously.
Luke 14:28
KJVFor which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
WEBFor which of you, desiring to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?
Proverbs 22:26-27
KJVBe 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?
WEBDon’t you be one of those who strike hands, of those who are collateral for debts. If you don’t have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?
Matthew 6:24
KJVNo 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.
WEB“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon.
1 Timothy 5:8
KJVBut 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.
WEBBut if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
Deuteronomy 28:12
KJVThe LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
WEBYahweh will open to you his good treasure in the sky, to give the rain of your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. You will lend to many nations, and you will not borrow.
Proverbs 13:22
KJVA good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
WEBA good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.
Luke 16:11
KJVIf therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
WEBIf therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
Matthew 6:33
KJVBut seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
WEBBut seek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.
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