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Kindness for Poor Brothers

35 “If your brother becomes poor and cannot maintain himself with you, (A)you shall support him as though he were a stranger and a sojourner, and he shall live with you. 36 (B)Take no interest from him or profit, but (C)fear your God, that your brother may live beside you. 37 (D)You shall not lend him your money at interest, nor give him your food for profit.

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35 “‘If any of your fellow Israelites become poor(A) and are unable to support themselves among you, help them(B) as you would a foreigner and stranger, so they can continue to live among you. 36 Do not take interest(C) or any profit from them, but fear your God,(D) so that they may continue to live among you. 37 You must not lend them money at interest(E) or sell them food at a profit.

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19 (A)“You shall not charge interest on loans to your brother, (B)interest on money, interest on food, interest on anything that is lent for interest. 20 (C)You may charge a foreigner interest, but you may not charge your brother interest, (D)that the Lord your God may bless you in all that you undertake in the land that you are entering to take possession of it.

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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.

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I took counsel with myself, and I brought charges against the nobles and the officials. I said to them, (A)“You are exacting interest, each from his brother.” And I held a great assembly against them

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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

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who (A)does not put out his money at interest
    and (B)does not take a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things shall never be (C)moved.

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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)

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Whoever multiplies his wealth (A)by interest and profit[a]
    (B)gathers it for him who is (C)generous to the poor.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:8 That is, profit that comes from charging interest to the poor

Whoever increases wealth by taking interest(A) or profit from the poor
    amasses it for another,(B) who will be kind to the poor.(C)

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(A)does not lend at interest (B)or take any profit,[a] withholds his hand from injustice, (C)executes true justice between man and man,

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 18:8 That is, profit that comes from charging interest to the poor; also verses 13, 17 (compare Leviticus 25:36)

He does not lend to them at interest
    or take a profit from them.(A)
He withholds his hand from doing wrong
    and judges fairly(B) between two parties.

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13 (A)lends at interest, and takes profit; shall he then live? He shall not live. He has done all these abominations; he shall surely die; (B)his blood shall be upon himself.

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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)

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17 withholds his hand from iniquity,[a] takes no interest or profit, obeys my rules, (A)and walks in my statutes; he shall not die for his father's iniquity; (B)he shall surely live.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 18:17 Septuagint; Hebrew from the poor

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.

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12 In you (A)they take bribes to shed blood; (B)you take interest and profit[a] and make gain of your neighbours by extortion; but (C)me you have forgotten, declares the Lord God.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 22:12 That is, profit that comes from charging interest to the poor (compare Leviticus 25:36)

12 In you are people who accept bribes(A) to shed blood; you take interest(B) and make a profit from the poor. You extort unjust gain from your neighbors.(C) And you have forgotten(D) me, declares the Sovereign Lord.(E)

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