Dictionary of Bible Themes  »  5000 Humanity  »  5200 Human civilisation  »  5233 borrowing

Asking for and receiving money or goods for temporary use as a neighbourly kindness.

Believers should respond to requests to borrow

Matthew 5:42 See also Deuteronomy 15:7-11; Luke 6:35; Luke 11:5-8

God's blessing on Israel made borrowing unnecessary

Deuteronomy 28:12 See also Deuteronomy 15:6

The responsibilities of those who borrow

Repayment

Psalm 37:21; Romans 13:8

Restitution

Exodus 22:14-15; 2 Kings 6:5-7

Borrowing can bring debt and servitude

Proverbs 22:7 See also Matthew 18:23-25

Security for borrowing

Warnings against putting up security

Proverbs 11:15 See also Proverbs 6:1-5; Proverbs 17:18; Proverbs 22:26-27

Security may be required

Proverbs 20:16; Proverbs 27:13

Security must be just

Deuteronomy 24:6 See also Job 22:6; Nehemiah 5:3-13

Jesus Christ was willing to borrow

Examples of borrowing

Luke 5:3 See also Matthew 21:1-3 pp Mark 11:1-3 pp Luke 19:30-31; Matthew 26:17-19 pp Mark 14:12-16 pp Luke 22:10-12

Other examples

Exodus 3:21-22; Exodus 11:2-3; Exodus 12:35-36; 2 Kings 4:3; Nehemiah 5:3

See also

5274  credit
5289  debt
5353  interest
5389  lending
5492  restitution
8434  giving