Illustrating the need to obey God, Proverbs 13: 13 says: “He that has despised the word, from him a debtor’s pledge will be seized; but the one fearing the commandment is the one that will be rewarded. ” If a debtor despises a word by failing to repay a loan, he would forfeit what he put up as a pledge.
Salamana Pamācību grāmatas 13. nodaļas 13. pantā ir paskaidrots, cik svarīgi ir paklausīt Dievam: ” Kas netur un nonievā doto vārdu, tas grūž postā pats sevi, bet kas bīstas Dieva baušļus, tam tiek tas arī atlīdzināts. ”