Bible Cross References
borroweth
Deuteronomy 28:12
He will send rain in season from his rich storehouse in the sky and bless all your work, so that you will lend to many nations, but you will not have to borrow from any.
Deuteronomy 28:43
"Foreigners who live in your land will gain more and more power, while you gradually lose yours.
Deuteronomy 28:44
They will have money to lend you, but you will have none to lend them. In the end they will be your rulers.
2 Kings 4:1-5
1
The widow of a member of a group of prophets went to Elisha and said, "Sir, my husband has died! As you know, he was a God-fearing man, but now a man he owed money to has come to take away my two sons as slaves in payment for my husband's debt."
2
"What shall I do for you?" he asked. "Tell me, what do you have at home?" "Nothing at all, except a small jar of olive oil," she answered.
3
"Go to your neighbors and borrow as many empty jars as you can," Elisha told her.
4
"Then you and your sons go into the house, close the door, and start pouring oil into the jars. Set each one aside as soon as it is full."
5
So the woman went into her house with her sons, closed the door, took the small jar of olive oil, and poured oil into the jars as her sons brought them to her.
Nehemiah 5:1-5
1
Some time later many of the people, both men and women, began to complain against the other Jews.
2
Some said, "We have large families, we need grain to keep us alive."
3
Others said, "We have had to mortgage our fields and vineyards and houses to get enough grain to keep us from starving."
4
Still others said, "We had to borrow money to pay the royal tax on our fields and vineyards.
5
We are of the same race as the other Jews. Aren't our children just as good as theirs? But we have to make slaves of our children. Some of our daughters have already been sold as slaves. We are helpless because our fields and vineyards have been taken away from us."
Proverbs 22:7
Poor people are slaves of the rich. Borrow money and you are the lender's slave.
righteous
Psalm 112:5
Happy is the person who is generous with his loans, who runs his business honestly.
Psalm 112:9
He gives generously to the needy, and his kindness never fails; he will be powerful and respected.
Deuteronomy 15:9-11
9
Do not refuse to lend them something, just because the year when debts are canceled is near. Do not let such an evil thought enter your mind. If you refuse to make the loan, they will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be held guilty.
10
Give to them freely and unselfishly, and the LORD will bless you in everything you do.
11
There will always be some Israelites who are poor and in need, and so I command you to be generous to them.
Job 31:16-20
16
I have never refused to help the poor; never have I let widows live in despair
17
or let orphans go hungry while I ate.
18
All my life I have taken care of them.
19
When I found someone in need, too poor to buy clothes,
20
I would give him clothing made of wool that had come from my own flock of sheep. Then he would praise me with all his heart.
Isaiah 32:8
But an honorable person acts honestly and stands firm for what is right.
Isaiah 58:7-10
7
Share your food with the hungry and open your homes to the homeless poor. Give clothes to those who have nothing to wear, and do not refuse to help your own relatives.
8
"Then my favor will shine on you like the morning sun, and your wounds will be quickly healed. I will always be with you to save you; my presence will protect you on every side.
9
When you pray, I will answer you. When you call to me, I will respond. "If you put an end to oppression, to every gesture of contempt, and to every evil word;
10
if you give food to the hungry and satisfy those who are in need, then the darkness around you will turn to the brightness of noon.
Luke 6:30
Give to everyone who asks you for something, and when someone takes what is yours, do not ask for it back.
Acts 11:29
The disciples decided that they each would send as much as they could to help their fellow believers who lived in Judea.
Acts 20:35
I have shown you in all things that by working hard in this way we must help the weak, remembering the words that the Lord Jesus himself said, 'There is more happiness in giving than in receiving.' "
2 Corinthians 8:9
You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ; rich as he was, he made himself poor for your sake, in order to make you rich by means of his poverty.
2 Corinthians 9:6-15
6
Remember that the person who plants few seeds will have a small crop; the one who plants many seeds will have a large crop.
7
You should each give, then, as you have decided, not with regret or out of a sense of duty; for God loves the one who gives gladly.
8
And God is able to give you more than you need, so that you will always have all you need for yourselves and more than enough for every good cause.
9
As the scripture says, "He gives generously to the needy; his kindness lasts forever."
10
And God, who supplies seed for the sower and bread to eat, will also supply you with all the seed you need and will make it grow and produce a rich harvest from your generosity.
11
He will always make you rich enough to be generous at all times, so that many will thank God for your gifts which they receive from us.
12
For this service you perform not only meets the needs of God's people, but also produces an outpouring of gratitude to God.
13
And because of the proof which this service of yours brings, many will give glory to God for your loyalty to the gospel of Christ, which you profess, and for your generosity in sharing with them and everyone else.
14
And so with deep affection they will pray for you because of the extraordinary grace God has shown you.
15
Let us thank God for his priceless gift!
Hebrews 6:10
God is not unfair. He will not forget the work you did or the love you showed for him in the help you gave and are still giving to other Christians.
Hebrews 13:16
Do not forget to do good and to help one another, because these are the sacrifices that please God.