Leviticus 25:36
New International Version
36 Do not take interest(A) or any profit from them, but fear your God,(B) so that they may continue to live among you.
Leviticus 25:36
King James Version
36 Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
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Exodus 22:25
New International Version
25 “If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not treat it like a business deal; charge no interest.(A)
Exodus 22:25
King James Version
25 If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.
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Ezekiel 18:8
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Ezekiel 18:8
King James Version
8 He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man,
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Deuteronomy 23:19-20
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19 Do not charge a fellow Israelite interest, whether on money or food or anything else that may earn interest.(A) 20 You may charge a foreigner(B) interest, but not a fellow Israelite, so that the Lord your God may bless(C) you in everything you put your hand to in the land you are entering to possess.
Deuteronomy 23:19-20
King James Version
19 Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury:
20 Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it.
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Ezekiel 18:17
New International Version
17 He withholds his hand from mistreating the poor
and takes no interest or profit from them.
He keeps my laws(A) and follows my decrees.
He will not die for his father’s sin; he will surely live.
Ezekiel 18:17
King James Version
17 That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.
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Ezekiel 18:13
New International Version
13 He lends at interest and takes a profit.(A)
Will such a man live? He will not! Because he has done all these detestable things, he is to be put to death; his blood will be on his own head.(B)
Ezekiel 18:13
King James Version
13 Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.
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Leviticus 25:17
New International Version
Leviticus 25:17
King James Version
17 Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God:for I am the Lord your God.
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Ezekiel 22:12
King James Version
12 In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God.
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Proverbs 28:8
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Proverbs 28:8
King James Version
8 He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
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Psalm 15:5
New International Version
5 who lends money to the poor without interest;(A)
who does not accept a bribe(B) against the innocent.
Whoever does these things
will never be shaken.(C)
Psalm 15:5
King James Version
5 He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
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Nehemiah 5:15
New International Version
15 But the earlier governors—those preceding me—placed a heavy burden on the people and took forty shekels[a] of silver from them in addition to food and wine. Their assistants also lorded it over the people. But out of reverence for God(A) I did not act like that.
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Nehemiah 5:15
King James Version
15 But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
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Nehemiah 5:7-10
New International Version
7 I pondered them in my mind and then accused the nobles and officials. I told them, “You are charging your own people interest!”(A) So I called together a large meeting to deal with them 8 and said: “As far as possible, we have bought(B) back our fellow Jews who were sold to the Gentiles. Now you are selling your own people, only for them to be sold back to us!” They kept quiet, because they could find nothing to say.(C)
9 So I continued, “What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach(D) of our Gentile enemies? 10 I and my brothers and my men are also lending the people money and grain. But let us stop charging interest!(E)
Nehemiah 5:7-10
King James Version
7 Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them.
8 And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.
9 Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
10 I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.
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