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Leviticus 25:36

WEB

36Take no interest from him or profit; but fear your God, that your brother may live among you.

KJV

36Take[+] thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.

BSB

36Do not take any interest or profit from him, but fear your God, that your countryman may live among you.

FBV

36Don't make them pay you any interest or demand more than they borrowed, but respect your God so that they can remain living in your area.

Extra References

Exodus 22:25

25“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.

Deuteronomy 23:19-20

19You shall not lend on interest to your brother: interest of money, interest of food, interest of anything that is lent on interest. 20You may charge a foreigner interest; but you shall not charge your brother interest, that the LORD your God may bless you in all that you put your hand to, in the land where you go in to possess it.

Ezekiel 18:8

8he who hasn’t lent to them with interest, hasn’t taken any increase from them, who has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed true justice between man and man,

Ezekiel 18:13

13has lent with interest, and has taken increase from the poor, shall he then live? He shall not live. He has done all these abominations. He shall surely die. His blood will be on him.

Leviticus 25:17

17You shall not wrong one another, but you shall fear your God; for I am the LORD your God.

Ezekiel 18:17

17who has withdrawn his hand from the poor, who hasn’t received interest or increase, has executed my ordinances, has walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father. He shall surely live.

Nehemiah 5:7-10

7Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the nobles and the rulers, and said to them, “You exact usury, everyone of his brother.” I held a great assembly against them. 8I said to them, “We, after our ability, have redeemed our brothers the Jews that were sold to the nations; and would you even sell your brothers, and should they be sold to us?” Then they held their peace, and found not a word to say. 9Also I said, “The thing that you do is not good. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the nations, our enemies? 10I likewise, my brothers and my servants, lend them money and grain. Please let us stop this usury.

Proverbs 28:8

8He who increases his wealth by excessive interest gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.

Ezekiel 22:12

12In you have they taken bribes to shed blood. You have taken interest and increase, and you have greedily gained of your neighbors by oppression, and have forgotten me,” says the Lord GOD.

Psalms 15:5

5he who doesn’t lend out his money for usury, nor take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be shaken.