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“But if a man is righteous (keeps the law) and practices justice and righteousness, and does not eat [at the pagan shrines] on the mountains or raise his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, or defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her [monthly] time of impurity— if a man does not oppress anyone, but restores to the debtor his pledge, does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing, if he [a]does not charge interest or take a percentage of increase [on what he lends in compassion], if he keeps his hand from sin and executes true justice between man and man, if he walks in My statutes and [keeps] My ordinances so as to act with integrity; [then] he is [truly] righteous and shall certainly live,” says the Lord God.(A)

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  1. Ezekiel 18:8 Israelites were allowed to charge interest on loans made to Gentile foreigners, but not on loans to impoverished countrymen (Deut 23:20).

“But if a man is righteous and practices justice and righteousness, if he does not (A)eat at the mountain shrines or (B)raise his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, or (C)defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her menstrual period— and if a man does not oppress anyone, but (D)restores to the debtor his pledge, (E)does not commit robbery, but (F)gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing, and if he does not [a]lend money at (G)interest or take [b](H)interest, if he keeps his hand from injustice and (I)executes true justice between one person and another, if he walks in (J)My statutes and keeps My ordinances so as to deal faithfully—(K)he is righteous and will certainly (L)live,” declares the Lord God.

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  1. Ezekiel 18:8 Lit give
  2. Ezekiel 18:8 Or usury, and so throughout the ch; i.e., on other kinds of loans