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Dictionary of Bible Themes – 5233 borrowing
5233 borrowing
5233 borrowing
Asking for and receiving money or goods for temporary use as a neighbourly kindness.
Believers should respond to requests to borrow
Mt 5:42 See also Dt 15:7-11; Lk 6:35; Lk 11:5-8
God’s blessing on Israel made borrowing unnecessary
The responsibilities of those who borrow
Restitution Ex 22:14-15; 2Ki 6:5-7
Borrowing can bring debt and servitude
Pr 22:7 See also Mt 18:23-25
Security for borrowing
Warnings against putting up security Pr 11:15 See also Pr 6:1-5; Pr 17:18; Pr 22:26-27
Security may be required Pr 20:16; Pr 27:13
Security must be just Dt 24:6 See also Job 22:6; Ne 5:3-13
Jesus Christ was willing to borrow
Examples of borrowing
Lk 5:3 See also Mt 21:1-3 pp Mk 11:1-3 pp Lk 19:30-31; Mt 26:17-19 pp Mk 14:12-16 pp Lk 22:10-12
Other examples Ex 3:21-22; Ex 11:2-3; Ex 12:35-36; 2Ki 4:3; Ne 5:3
See also
| 5274 | credit |
| 5289 | debt |
| 5353 | interest |
| 5389 | lending |
| 5492 | restitution |
| 8434 | giving |
Dictionary of Bible Themes Scripture index copyright Martin H. Manser, 2009. As Editor, Martin Manser wishes to thank all those who compiled or edited the NIV Thematic Study Bible, on which this work is based.
