Verse 6

For Jehovah thy God will bless thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt rule over many nations, but they shall not rule over thee.

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 28:12-13 : 12 Jehovah will open unto thee his good treasure the heavens, to give the rain of thy land in its season, and to bless all the work of thy hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow. 13 And Jehovah will make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if thou shalt hearken unto the commandments of Jehovah thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do [them] ,
  • Deut 28:44 : 44 He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.
  • 1 Kgs 4:21 : 21 And Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought tribute, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
  • 1 Kgs 4:24 : 24 For he had dominion over all [the region] on this side the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River: and he had peace on all sides round about him.
  • Ezra 4:20 : 20 There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all [the country] beyond the River; and tribute, custom, and toll, was paid unto them.
  • Prov 22:7 : 7 The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender.
  • Luke 6:35 : 35 But love your enemies, and do [them] good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.
  • Neh 9:27 : 27 Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their adversaries, who distressed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours who saved them out of the hand of their adversaries.
  • Ps 37:21 : 21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.
  • Ps 37:26 : 26 All the day long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth; And his seed is blessed.
  • Ps 112:5 : 5 Well is it with the man that dealeth graciously and lendeth; He shall maintain his cause in judgment.
  • 2 Chr 9:26 : 26 And he ruled over all the kings from the River even unto the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt.