Verse 6

For the LORD thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 28:12-13 : 12 The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow. 13 And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD 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 reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, 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 Azzah, 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, which have ruled over all [countries] beyond the river; and toll, tribute, and custom, 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 ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and› [to] ‹the evil.›
  • Neh 9:27 : 27 Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest [them] from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies.
  • Ps 37:21 : 21 ¶ The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
  • Ps 37:26 : 26 [He is] ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed [is] blessed.
  • Ps 112:5 : 5 A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
  • 2 Chr 9:26 : 26 And he reigned over all the kings from the river even unto the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt.