Bible Verses About Lending
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for lending, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 482 votes, led by Proverbs 19:17. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Lending
Proverbs 19:1781 votes
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Luke 6:3560 votes
But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
Matthew 5:4243 votes
Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
Luke 6:3441 votes
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.
Psalms 112:535 votes
A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
Proverbs 22:729 votes
The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
Psalms 37:2628 votes
He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.
Proverbs 28:826 votes
He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
Isaiah 24:223 votes
And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.
Ezekiel 18:1323 votes
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.
Exodus 22:25-2721 votes
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.
Leviticus 25:35-3716 votes
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.
Deuteronomy 15:8-1016 votes
But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.
Psalms 37:1-4016 votes
Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
Deuteronomy 23:19-2014 votes
Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury:
Exodus 22:2510 votes
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.
What does the Bible say about lending?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 19:17 on the subject of lending. Across 482 votes, 16 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Luke 6:35, Matthew 5:42, Luke 6:34. This page lists all 16 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.