Bible Verses About Paying Back What You Owe
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These are the Bible verses most often cited for paying back what you owe, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 520 votes, led by Psalms 37:21. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Paying Back What You Owe
Psalms 37:2183 votes
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
Romans 13:7-1073 votes
Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
Luke 6:34-3668 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.
Proverbs 19:1726 votes
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Proverbs 27:126 votes
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Proverbs 6:1-523 votes
My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
Philippians 4:1921 votes
But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
Luke 16:1319 votes
No servant 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.
Proverbs 22:717 votes
The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
Luke 16:1-3117 votes
And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.
1 Timothy 6:817 votes
And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
Exodus 22:25-2715 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.
Proverbs 13:1815 votes
Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
Leviticus 25:35-3714 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.
Ezekiel 22:1214 votes
In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God.
Malachi 3:8-1214 votes
Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
Luke 6:34-3514 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.
Deuteronomy 28:43-4512 votes
The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.
Proverbs 3:27-2812 votes
Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
John 8:3210 votes
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
Colossians 2:1410 votes
Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
What does the Bible say about paying back what you owe?
Readers most often cite Psalms 37:21 on the subject of paying back what you owe. Across 520 votes, 21 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Romans 13:7-10, Luke 6:34-36, Proverbs 19:17. This page lists all 21 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.