“If you lend money to any of My people who are poor among you, you shall not be like a moneylender to him; you shall not charge him interest.

Lending to the Poor

‘If one of your brethren becomes poor, and falls into poverty among you, then you shall help him, like a stranger or a sojourner, that he may live with you.

You shall not lend him your money for usury, nor lend him your food at a profit.

For the Lord your God will bless you just as He promised you; you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow; you shall reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over you.

but you shall open your hand wide to him and willingly lend him sufficient for his need, whatever he needs.

“When you lend your brother anything, you shall not go into his house to get his pledge.

You shall stand outside, and the man to whom you lend shall bring the pledge out to you.

The Lord will open to you His good treasure, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. You shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow.

He shall lend to you, but you shall not lend to him; he shall be the head, and you shall be the tail.

I also, with my brethren and my servants, am lending them money and grain. Please, let us stop this usury!

He is ever merciful, and lends; And his descendants are blessed.

A good man deals graciously and lends; He will guide his affairs with discretion.

The Peril of Adultery

My son, pay attention to my wisdom; Lend your ear to my understanding,

He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, And He will pay back what he has given.

The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender.

And it shall be: As with the people, so with the priest; As with the servant, so with his master; As with the maid, so with her mistress; As with the buyer, so with the seller; As with the lender, so with the borrower; As with the creditor, so with the debtor.