The Bible teaches that managing debts is a matter of integrity and responsibility. In Psalms 37:21, it is noted that the righteous give generously, while the wicked borrow and do not repay. The book of Proverbs warns that the borrower becomes a slave to the lender, emphasizing the importance of prudent financial decisions. Romans 13:7-8 instructs believers to fulfill their obligations, including paying debts, and to owe nothing except love for one another. By honoring these principles, Christians demonstrate their commitment to living a life of honesty and trustworthiness.
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Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
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.
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. Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
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?
Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
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.
Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
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.
A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.
Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience. This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work. 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.
If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.