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Bible Verses About Debt

The weight of borrowing

Not financial advice.

Scripture on money, wealth, and debt is presented for devotional and educational purposes only. Nothing here constitutes investment, financial, or legal advice. Consult a qualified professional for financial decisions.

Proverbs 22:7

The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.

Romans 13:8

Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

Psalms 37:21

The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back, but the righteous give generously.

Proverbs 22:26

Don’t you be one of those who strike hands, of those who are collateral for debts.

Proverbs 22:27

If you don’t have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?

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