Bible Cross References
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.
Leviticus 25:35-37
35
If any Israelites living near you become poor and cannot support themselves, you must provide for them as you would for a hired worker, so that they can continue to live near you.
36
Do not charge Israelites any interest, but obey God and let them live near you.
37
Do not make them pay interest on the money you lend them, and do not make a profit on the food you sell them.
Deuteronomy 23:19
"When you lend money or food or anything else to Israelites, do not charge them interest.
Deuteronomy 23:20
You may charge interest on what you lend to foreigners, but not on what you lend to Israelites. Obey this rule, and the LORD your God will bless everything you do in the land that you are going to occupy.
2 Kings 4:1
The widow of a member of a group of prophets went to Elisha and said, "Sir, my husband has died! As you know, he was a God-fearing man, but now a man he owed money to has come to take away my two sons as slaves in payment for my husband's debt."
2 Kings 4:7
She went back to Elisha, the prophet, who said to her, "Sell the olive oil and pay all your debts, and there will be enough money left over for you and your sons to live on."
Nehemiah 5:2-5
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Some said, "We have large families, we need grain to keep us alive."
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Others said, "We have had to mortgage our fields and vineyards and houses to get enough grain to keep us from starving."
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Still others said, "We had to borrow money to pay the royal tax on our fields and vineyards.
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We are of the same race as the other Jews. Aren't our children just as good as theirs? But we have to make slaves of our children. Some of our daughters have already been sold as slaves. We are helpless because our fields and vineyards have been taken away from us."
Nehemiah 5:7-5
Nehemiah 5:10-5
Nehemiah 5:11-5
Psalm 15:5
They make loans without charging interest and cannot be bribed to testify against the innocent. Whoever does these things will always be secure.
Proverbs 28:8
If you get rich by charging interest and taking advantage of people, your wealth will go to someone who is kind to the poor.
Jeremiah 15:10
What an unhappy man I am! Why did my mother bring me into the world? I have to quarrel and argue with everyone in the land. I have not lent any money or borrowed any; yet everyone curses me.
Ezekiel 18:8
He doesn't lend money for profit. He refuses to do evil and gives an honest decision in any dispute.
Ezekiel 18:17
He refuses to do evil and doesn't lend money for profit. He keeps my laws and obeys my commands. He will not die because of his father's sins, but he will certainly live.
Matthew 25:27
Well, then, you should have deposited my money in the bank, and I would have received it all back with interest when I returned.
Luke 19:23
Well, then, why didn't you put my money in the bank? Then I would have received it back with interest when I returned.'