Bible Cross References
usury
Exodus 22:25
"If you lend money to any of my people who are poor, do not act like a moneylender and require him to pay interest.
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.
Nehemiah 5:7-10
7
and decided to act. I denounced the leaders and officials of the people and told them, "You are oppressing your own relatives!" I called a public assembly to deal with the problem
8
and said, "As far as we have been able, we have been buying back our Jewish relatives who had to sell themselves to foreigners. Now you are forcing your own relatives to sell themselves to you, their own people!" The leaders were silent and could find nothing to say.
9
Then I said, "What you are doing is wrong! You ought to obey God and do what's right. Then you would not give our enemies, the Gentiles, any reason to ridicule us.
10
I have let the people borrow money and grain from me, and so have my companions and those who work for me. Now let's give up all our claims to repayment.
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.
Ezekiel 18:8
He doesn't lend money for profit. He refuses to do evil and gives an honest decision in any dispute.
Ezekiel 18:13
and lends money for profit. Will he live? No, he will not. He has done all these disgusting things, and so he will die. He will be to blame for his own death.
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.
Ezekiel 22:12
Some of your people murder for pay. Some charge interest on the loans they make to other Israelites and get rich by taking advantage of them. They have forgotten me." The Sovereign LORD has spoken.
fear
Leviticus 25:17
Do not cheat an Israelite, but obey the LORD your God.
Nehemiah 5:9
Then I said, "What you are doing is wrong! You ought to obey God and do what's right. Then you would not give our enemies, the Gentiles, any reason to ridicule us.
Nehemiah 5:15
Every governor who had been in office before me had been a burden to the people and had demanded forty silver coins a day for food and wine. Even their servants had oppressed the people. But I acted differently, because I honored God.