Exodus 22:25
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25 If you take your neighbor’s cloak as a pledge, you shall return it to him before sunset;
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Leviticus 25:35-37
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35 When one of your kindred is reduced to poverty and becomes indebted to you, you shall support that person like a resident alien; let your kindred live with you. 36 Do not exact interest in advance or accrued interest,[a] but out of fear of God let your kindred live with you. 37 (A)Do not give your money at interest or your food at a profit.
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- 25:36 Interest in advance or accrued interest: two types of interest are mentioned here. The former may refer to interest subtracted from the loaned amount in advance, and the latter, to interest or a payment in addition to the loaned amount.
Deuteronomy 23:19-20
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19 You shall not offer a prostitute’s fee or a dog’s pay[a] as any kind of votive offering in the house of the Lord, your God; both these things are an abomination to the Lord, your God.(A)
20 (B)You shall not demand interest from your kindred on a loan of money or of food or of anything else which is loaned.
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- 23:19 Dog’s pay: “dog” is a derogatory term for a male temple prostitute.
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