Bible Verses About Creditor: Laws concerning

"If you purchase a Hebrew slave, he is to work six years; but in the seventh, he is to be given his freedom without having to pay anything.

If he came single, he is to leave single; if he was married when he came, his wife is to go with him when he leaves.

But if his master gave him a wife, and she bore him sons or daughters, then the wife and her children will belong to her master, and he will leave by himself.

Nevertheless, if the slave declares, 'I love my master, my wife and my children, so I don't want to go free,'

then his master is to bring him before God; and there at the door or doorpost, his master is to pierce his ear with an awl; and the man will be his slave for life.

"If you loan money to one of my people who is poor, you are not to deal with him as would a creditor; and you are not to charge him interest.

If you take your neighbor's coat as collateral, you are to restore it to him by sundown,

because it is his only garment - he needs it to wrap his body; what else does he have in which to sleep? Moreover, if he cries out to me, I will listen; because I am compassionate.

"'If you sell anything to your neighbor or buy anything from him, neither of you is to exploit the other.

Rather, you are to take into account the number of years after the yovel when you buy land from your neighbor, and he is to sell to you according to the number of years crops will be raised.

If the number of years remaining is large, you will raise the price; if few years remain, you will lower it; because what he is really selling you is the number of crops to be produced.

Thus you are not to take advantage of each other, but you are to fear your God; for I am ADONAI your God.

"'If a member of your people has become poor, so that he can't support himself among you, you are to assist him as you would a foreigner or a temporary resident, so that he can continue living with you.

Do not charge him interest or otherwise profit from him, but fear your God, so that your brother can continue living with you.

Do not take interest when you loan him money or take a profit when you sell him food.

Here is how the sh'mittah is to be done: every creditor is to give up what he has loaned to his fellow member of the community -he is not to force his neighbor or relative to repay it, because ADONAI's time of remission has been proclaimed.

You may demand that a foreigner repay his debt, but you are to release your claim on whatever your brother owes you.

"You are not to lend at interest to your brother, no matter whether the loan is of money, food or anything else that can earn interest

To an outsider you may lend at interest, but to your brother you are not to lend at interest, so that ADONAI your God will prosper you in everything you set out to do in the land you are entering in order to take possession of it.

"When you make any kind of loan to your neighbor, you are not to enter his house to take his collateral.

You must stand outside, and the borrower will bring the collateral outside to you.

If he is poor, you are not to go to bed with what he gave as collateral in your possession;

rather, you must restore the pledged item at sunset; then he will go to sleep wearing his garment and bless you. This will be an upright deed of yours before ADONAI your God.