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Deuteronomy 24:6

WEB

6No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone as a pledge, for he takes a life in pledge.

KJV

6¶ No man shall take[+] the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man’s life to pledge.

BSB

6Do not take a pair of millstones or even an upper millstone as security for a debt, because that would be taking one’s livelihood as security.

FBV

6Don't accept a pair of millstones, or even just an upper millstone, as security for a debt, because that would put the borrower's life in danger.

Extra References

Deuteronomy 20:19

19When you shall besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, you shall not destroy its trees by wielding an ax against them; for you may eat of them. You shall not cut them down, for is the tree of the field man, that it should be besieged by you?

Luke 12:15

15He said to them, “Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.”

Genesis 44:30

30[+] Now therefore when I come to your servant my father, and the boy is not with us; since his life is bound up in the boy’s life;

Revelation 18:22

22The voice of harpists, minstrels, flute players, and trumpeters will be heard no more at all in you. No craftsman of whatever craft will be found any more at all in you. The sound of a mill will be heard no more at all in you.

Exodus 22:26-27

26If you take your neighbor’s garment as collateral, you shall restore it to him before the sun goes down, 27for that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin. What would he sleep in? It will happen, when he cries to me, that I will hear, for I am gracious.