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Leviticus 25:35-37
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Leviticus 25:35-37
English Standard Version Anglicised
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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Leviticus 25:35-37
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Leviticus 25:35-37
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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.
Leviticus 25:35-37
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Leviticus 25:35-37
King James Version
35 And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.
36 Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
37 Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.
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Deuteronomy 23:19-20
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Deuteronomy 23:19-20
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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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Deuteronomy 23:19-20
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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
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Deuteronomy 23:19-20
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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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Nehemiah 5:7
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Nehemiah 5:7
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7 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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Nehemiah 5:7
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Nehemiah 5:7
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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
Nehemiah 5:7
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Nehemiah 5:7
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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.
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Psalm 15:5
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Psalm 15:5
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5 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.
Psalm 15:5
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Psalm 15:5
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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
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Psalm 15:5
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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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Proverbs 28:8
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Proverbs 28:8
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8 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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- Proverbs 28:8 That is, profit that comes from charging interest to the poor
Proverbs 28:8
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Proverbs 28:8
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Proverbs 28:8
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Proverbs 28:8
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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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Ezekiel 18:8
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Ezekiel 18:8
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8 (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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- Ezekiel 18:8 That is, profit that comes from charging interest to the poor; also verses 13, 17 (compare Leviticus 25:36)
Ezekiel 18:8
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Ezekiel 18:8
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Ezekiel 18:8
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Ezekiel 18:8
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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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Ezekiel 18:13
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Ezekiel 18:13
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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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Ezekiel 18:13
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Ezekiel 18:13
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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)
Ezekiel 18:13
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Ezekiel 18:13
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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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Ezekiel 18:17
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Ezekiel 18:17
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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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- Ezekiel 18:17 Septuagint; Hebrew from the poor
Ezekiel 18:17
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Ezekiel 18:17
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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
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Ezekiel 18:17
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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 22:12
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Ezekiel 22:12
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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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- Ezekiel 22:12 That is, profit that comes from charging interest to the poor (compare Leviticus 25:36)
Ezekiel 22:12
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Ezekiel 22:12
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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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