Bible verses about "lending" | Brenton

⁸ Thou shalt surely open thine hands to him, and shalt lend to him as much as he wants according to his need. ⁹ Take heed to thyself that there be not a secret thing in thine heart, an iniquity, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, draws nigh; and thine eye shall be evil to thy brother that is in want, and thou shalt not give to him, and he shall cry against thee to the Lord, and there shall be great sin in thee. ¹⁰ Thou shalt surely give to him, and thou shalt lend him as much as he wants, according as he is in need; and thou shalt not grudge in thine heart as thou givest to him, because on this account the Lord thy God will bless thee in all thy works, and in all things on which thou shalt lay thine hand.

^{1 (36:1)} A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be envious of them that do iniquity. ^{2 (36:2)} For they shall soon be withered as the grass, and shall soon fall away as the green herbs. ^{3 (36:3)} Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and thou shalt be fed with the wealth of it. ^{4 (36:4)} Delight thyself in the Lord; and he shall grant thee the requests of thine heart. ^{5 (36:5)} Disclose thy way to the Lord, and hope in him; and he shall bring it to pass. ^{6 (36:6)} And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noon-day. ^{7 (36:7)} Submit thyself to the Lord, and supplicate him: fret not thyself because of him that prospers in his way, at the man that does unlawful deeds. ^{8 (36:8)} Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself so as to do evil. ^{9 (36:9)} For evil-doers shall be destroyed: but they that wait on the Lord, they shall inherit the land. ^{10 (36:10)} And yet a little while, and the sinner shall not be, and thou shalt seek for his place, and shalt not find it. ^{11 (36:11)} But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. ^{12 (36:12)} The sinner will watch for the righteous, and gnash his teeth upon him. ^{13 (36:13)} But the Lord shall laugh at him: for he foresees that his day will come. ^{14 (36:14)} Sinners have drawn their swords, they have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy one, and to slay the upright in heart. ^{15 (36:15)} Let their sword enter into their own heart, and their bows be broken. ^{16 (36:16)} A little is better to the righteous than abundant wealth of sinners. ^{17 (36:17)} For the arms of sinners shall be broken; but the Lord supports the righteous. ^{18 (36:18)} The Lord knows the ways of the perfect; and their inheritance shall be for ever. ^{19 (36:19)} They shall not be ashamed in an evil time; and in days of famine they shall be satisfied. ^{20 (36:20)} For the sinners shall perish; and the enemies of the Lord at the moment of their being honoured and exalted have utterly vanished like smoke. ^{21 (36:21)} The sinner borrows, and will not pay again: but the righteous has compassion, and gives. ^{22 (36:22)} For they that bless him shall inherit the earth; and they that curse him shall be utterly destroyed. ^{23 (36:23)} The steps of a man are rightly ordered by the Lord: and he will take pleasure in his way. ^{24 (36:24)} When he falls, he shall not be ruined: for the Lord supports his hand. ^{25 (36:25)} I was once young, indeed I am now old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread. ^{26 (36:26)} He is merciful, and lends continually; and his seed shall be blessed. ^{27 (36:27)} Turn aside from evil, and do good; and dwell for ever. ^{28 (36:28)} For the Lord loves judgment, and will not forsake his saints; they shall be preserved for ever: the blameless shall be avenged, but the seed of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed. ^{29 (36:29)} But the righteous shall inherit the earth, and dwell upon it for ever. ^{30 (36:30)} The mouth of the righteous will meditate wisdom, and his tongue will speak of judgment. ^{31 (36:31)} The law of his God is in his heart; and his steps shall not slide. ^{32 (36:32)} The sinner watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him. ^{33 (36:33)} But the Lord will not leave him in his hands, nor by any means condemn him when he is judged. ^{34 (36:34)} Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are destroyed, thou shalt see it. ^{35 (36:35)} I saw the ungodly very highly exalting himself, and lifting himself up like the cedars of Libanus. ^{36 (36:36)} Yet I passed by, and lo! he was not: and I sought him, but his place was not found. ^{37 (36:37)} Maintain innocence, and behold uprightness: for there is a remnant to the peaceable man. ^{38 (36:38)} But the transgressors shall be utterly destroyed together: the remnants of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed. ^{39 (36:39)} But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord; and he is their defender in the time of affliction. ^{40 (36:40)} And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: and he shall rescue them from sinners, and save them, because they have hoped in him.

²⁵ And if thou shouldest lend money to thy poor brother who is by thee, thou shalt not be hard upon him thou shalt not exact usury of him.

¹⁹ Thou shalt not lend to thy brother on usury of silver, or usury of meat, or usury of any thing which thou mayest lend out. ²⁰ Thou mayest lend on usury to a stranger, but to thy brother thou shalt not lend on usury; that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all thy works upon the land, into which thou art entering to inherit it.

³⁵ And if thy brother who is with thee become poor, and he fail in resources with thee, thou shalt help him as a stranger and a sojourner, and thy brother shall live with thee. ³⁶ Thou shalt not receive from him interest, nor increase: and thou shalt fear thy God: I am the Lord: and thy brother shall live with thee. ³⁷ Thou shalt not lend thy money to him at interest, and thou shalt not lend thy meat to him to be returned with increase.

⁸ He that increases his wealth by usuries and unjust gains, gathers it for him that pities the poor.

² And the people shall be as the priest, and the servant as the lord, and the maid as the mistress; the buyer shall be as the seller, the lender as the borrower, and the debtor as his creditor.

¹³ has lent upon usury, and taken usurious increase; he shall by no means live: he has wrought all these iniquities; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.

²⁵ And if thou shouldest lend money to thy poor brother who is by thee, thou shalt not be hard upon him thou shalt not exact usury of him. ²⁶ And if thou take thy neighbour's garment for a pledge, thou shalt restore it to him before sunset. ²⁷ For this is his clothing, this is the only covering of his nakedness; wherein shall he sleep? If then he shall cry to me, I will hearken to him, for I am merciful.

⁷ The rich will rule over the poor, and servants will lend to their own masters.

^{26 (36:26)} He is merciful, and lends continually; and his seed shall be blessed.

^{5 (111:5)} The good man is he that pities and lends: he will direct his affairs with judgment.

¹⁷ He that has pity on the poor lends to the Lord; and he will recompense to him according to his gift.