DEUTERONOMY 23:20 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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.”
On loans to a foreigner you may charge interest, but on loans to another Israelite you may not charge interest, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all your undertakings in the land that you are about to enter and occupy — the economic boundary distinguishes intra-covenant generosity from commerce with the outside world. The blessing promised for covenant obedience is contingent on treating the Israelite brother with mercy.
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