Paying Back What you Owe
6 passages
- Psalm 37:21
The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.
Read it in context - Luke 6:34–36
34And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. 35But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. 36Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
Read it in context - Proverbs 19:17
Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
Read it in context - Proverbs 27:1
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
Read it in context - Philippians 4:19
And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
Read it in context - Proverbs 22:7
The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
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