The Bible teaches that honoring financial commitments is essential to living a life of integrity. According to Psalms 37:21, the righteous give generously and conduct their affairs with integrity, which includes managing debt responsibly. The apostle Paul instructs believers to fulfill their obligations in Romans 13:7-8, emphasizing the importance of paying what is owed. Proverbs 22:7 and Ecclesiastes 5:5 also caution against the dangers of debt, while Proverbs 3:27-28 encourages believers to be generous and pay their debts promptly, demonstrating a commitment to honesty and fairness in all financial dealings.
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Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due. Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act. Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”— when you already have the means.
Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.
Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience. This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work. Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.
If a man makes a vow to the LORD or swears an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word; he must do everything he has promised.
Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”— when you already have the means.
Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts. If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?