What does the Bible say about bankruptcy?

14 verses about bankruptcy, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

10 booksMost in Deuteronomy

Bible verses about bankruptcy

Deuteronomy 15:1 — At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release. 7 votes
Psalms 37:21 — The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth. 5 votes
Proverbs 22:7 — The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. 4 votes
Exodus 22:25 — If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury. 3 votes
Leviticus 25:35 — And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee. 3 votes
Ecclesiastes 5:5 — Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. 3 votes
Leviticus 25:39 — And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant: 2 votes
Deuteronomy 15:7 — If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother: 2 votes
Deuteronomy 23:19 — Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury: 2 votes
Nehemiah 5:11 — Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them. 2 votes
Proverbs 3:5 — Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 2 votes
Ezekiel 18:13 — Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him. 2 votes
Luke 6:34 — And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again. 2 votes
Romans 13:8 — Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. 2 votes

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Deuteronomy (3), Leviticus (2), Proverbs (2), Exodus (1), Nehemiah (1), Psalms (1), Ecclesiastes (1), Ezekiel (1), Luke (1), Romans (1)

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