Proverbs 22:27

The sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came out to Elisha, and said to him, “Do you know that Yahweh will take away your master from your head today?” He said, “Yes, I know it. Hold your peace.”

Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brothers, our children as their children. Behold, we bring our sons and our daughters into bondage to be servants, and some of our daughters have been brought into bondage. It is also not in our power to help it, because other men have our fields and our vineyards.”

Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!

Yahweh says, “Where is the bill of your mother’s divorce, with which I have put her away? Or to which of my creditors have I sold you? Behold, you were sold for your iniquities, and your mother was put away for your transgressions.

and they lay themselves down beside every altar on clothes taken in pledge; and in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined.

No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone as a pledge, for he takes a life in pledge.

Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; and hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.

If you take your neighbor’s garment as collateral, you shall restore it to him before the sun goes down,

“ ‘If your brother has grown poor among you, and sells himself to you, you shall not make him to serve as a slave.

after he is sold he may be redeemed. One of his brothers may redeem him;

You shall not deprive the foreigner or the fatherless of justice, nor take a widow’s clothing in pledge;

“Now give a pledge. Be collateral for me with yourself. Who is there who will strike hands with me?

They drive away the donkey of the fatherless, and they take the widow’s ox for a pledge.

My son, if you have become collateral for your neighbor, if you have struck your hands in pledge for a stranger,

and has not wronged any, but has restored to the debtor his pledge, has taken nothing by robbery, has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment;

hasn’t wronged any, hasn’t taken anything to pledge, hasn’t taken by robbery, but has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment;

But because he couldn’t pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

He said, “Don’t lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.”

He said, “I will send you a young goat from the flock.” She said, “Will you give me a pledge, until you send it?”

“If you buy a Hebrew servant, he shall serve six years, and in the seventh he shall go out free without paying anything.

“If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be to him as a creditor. You shall not charge him interest.

“ ‘Everything that she lies on in her impurity shall be unclean. Everything also that she sits on shall be unclean.

“A man who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up outside of the camp in a clean place; and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for use in water for cleansing impurity. It is a sin offering.

Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died; and she was left with her two sons.

Everyone who was in distress, everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented, gathered themselves to him; and he became captain over them. There were with him about four hundred men.

Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared Yahweh greatly;

A certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his fellow by Yahweh’s word, “Please strike me!” The man refused to strike him.

The sons of the prophets who were at Jericho came near to Elisha, and said to him, “Do you know that Yahweh will take away your master from your head today?” He answered, “Yes, I know it. Hold your peace.”

Now a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant my husband is dead. You know that your servant feared Yahweh. Now the creditor has come to take for himself my two children to be slaves.”

Elisha came again to Gilgal. There was a famine in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him; and he said to his servant, “Get the large pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets.”

The sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “See now, the place where we live and meet with you is too small for us.

Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets, and said to him, “Put your belt on your waist, take this vial of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth Gilead.

I put my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the governor of the fortress, in charge of Jerusalem; for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.

and if the peoples of the land bring wares or any grain on the Sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy from them on the Sabbath, or on a holy day; and that we would forego the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.

For you have taken pledges from your brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

There are those who pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor,

For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving kindness toward those who fear him.

But Yahweh’s loving kindness is from everlasting to everlasting with those who fear him, his righteousness to children’s children,

He will bless those who fear Yahweh, both small and great.

Yahweh takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.

to deliver you from the strange woman, even from the foreigner who flatters with her words,

For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,

to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the wayward wife’s tongue.

He won’t regard any ransom, neither will he rest content, though you give many gifts.

that they may keep you from the strange woman, from the foreigner who flatters with her words.

Behold, there a woman met him with the attire of a prostitute, and with crafty intent.

He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.

A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes collateral in the presence of his neighbor.

The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.

For a prostitute is a deep pit; and a wayward wife is a narrow well.

I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and traps, whose hands are chains. Whoever pleases God shall escape from her; but the sinner will be ensnared by her.

Though a sinner commits crimes a hundred times, and lives long, yet surely I know that it will be better with those who fear God, who are reverent before him.

This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.

At the end of seven years, every man of you shall release his brother who is a Hebrew, who has been sold to you, and has served you six years. You shall let him go free from you; but your fathers didn’t listen to me, and didn’t incline their ear.

if the wicked restore the pledge, give again that which he had taken by robbery, walk in the statutes of life, committing no iniquity; he will surely live. He will not die.

Their buyers slaughter them, and go unpunished. Those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be Yahweh, for I am rich;’ and their own shepherds don’t pity them.

Then those who feared Yahweh spoke one with another; and Yahweh listened, and heard, and a book of memory was written before him, for those who feared Yahweh, and who honored his name.

But to you who fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings. You will go out, and leap like calves of the stall.

He would not, but went and cast him into prison, until he should pay back that which was due.

So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you don’t each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds.”

Brothers, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, the word of this salvation is sent out to you.

Don’t be deceived! “Evil companionships corrupt good morals.”

By so much, Jesus has become the collateral of a better covenant.

For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

Who wouldn’t fear you, Lord, and glorify your name? For you only are holy. For all the nations will come and worship before you. For your righteous acts have been revealed.”

A voice came from the throne, saying, “Give praise to our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, the small and the great!”