Bible Verses About Business Dealings

Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.

And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour’s hand, ye shall not oppress one another:

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.

Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.

Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.

And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.

Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully.

And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.

Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it.

He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.

A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.

Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.

Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s wealth.

Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.

Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?

He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man,

Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.

Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury:

And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.

Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:

Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight.

He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.

Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.

Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.

Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters.

Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;

And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the Lord: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the Lord, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.

He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.

Let all things be done decently and in order.

Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.

Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?

If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.