Deuteronomy 23:15-25

New American Standard Bible

¹⁵ “^(A)You shall not hand over to his master a slave who has ^[a]escaped from his master to you. ¹⁶ He shall live with you in your midst, in the place that he chooses in one of your ^[b]towns where it pleases him; ^(B)you shall not mistreat him.

¹⁷ “^(C)None of the daughters of Israel shall be a cult prostitute, ^(D)nor shall any of the sons of Israel be a cult prostitute. ¹⁸ You shall not bring the earnings of a prostitute or the money for a ^[c](E)dog into the house of the Lord your God as payment for any vowed offering, because both of these are an abomination to the Lord your God.

¹⁹ “^(F)You are not to charge interest to your countrymen: interest on money, food, or anything that may be loaned on interest. ^20 (G)You may charge interest to a foreigner, but to your countrymen you shall not charge interest, so that ^(H)the Lord your God may bless you in all ^[d]that you undertake in the land which you are about to enter to ^[e]possess.

²¹ “^(I)When you make a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay to pay it, for the Lord your God will certainly require it of you, and it will be a sin ^[f]for you. ²² However, if you refrain from making vows, it will not be a sin ^[g]for you. ²³ You shall be careful and perform what goes out of your lips, since in fact you have vowed a ^[h]voluntary offering to the Lord your God, whatever you have ^[i]promised.

²⁴ “When you enter your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat grapes ^[j]until you are satisfied; but you are not to put any in your ^[k]basket.

²⁵ “^(J)When you enter your neighbor’s standing grain, you may pluck the heads of grain with your hand, but you are not to ^[l]use a sickle on your neighbor’s standing grain.