The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.

Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?

So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?

A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.

Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.

Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.

A good name is more desirable than great riches; favor is better than silver and gold.

The LORD will open the heavens, His abundant storehouse, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but borrow from none.

Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts. If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?

If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.

On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed.

And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

When the LORD your God blesses you as He has promised, you will lend to many nations but borrow from none; you will rule over many nations but be ruled by none.

It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.

Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.

He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.

At the end of every seven years you must cancel debts. This is the manner of remission: Every creditor shall cancel what he has loaned to his neighbor. He is not to collect anything from his neighbor or brother, because the LORD’s time of release has been proclaimed.

“Now if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God and are careful to follow all His commandments I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.

A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

If you lend money to one of My people among you who is poor, you must not act as a creditor to him; you are not to charge him interest.

And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received it back with interest.

Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances. I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. I am accustomed to any and every situation—to being filled and being hungry, to having plenty and having need. I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.

And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.

Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts.

who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.

Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;

Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.

For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

Do not charge your brother interest on money, food, or any other type of loan. You may charge a foreigner interest, but not your brother, so that the LORD your God may bless you in everything to which you put your hand in the land that you are entering to possess.

The foreigner living among you will rise higher and higher above you, while you sink down lower and lower. He will lend to you, but you will not lend to him. He will be the head, and you will be the tail. All these curses will come upon you. They will pursue you and overtake you until you are destroyed, since you did not obey the LORD your God and keep the commandments and statutes He gave you.

This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for your iniquities, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.

Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches? And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own?

If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same. And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.

Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.

There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.

The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;

A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.

Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise. Without a commander, without an overseer or ruler, it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest.

Of David. Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong. For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants. Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness. Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it. . . .

Place no trust in extortion, or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.

At the end of every seven years you must cancel debts. This is the manner of remission: Every creditor shall cancel what he has loaned to his neighbor. He is not to collect anything from his neighbor or brother, because the LORD’s time of release has been proclaimed. You may collect something from a foreigner, but you must forgive whatever your brother owes you.

When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow.

If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith!

The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.

The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.

The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.

This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,