Charging Interest

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.

Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury:

He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.

Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury: — read the full passage →

He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.

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. — read the full passage →

Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.

The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

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.

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.

And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again. — read the full passage →

Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.

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.

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.

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.

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

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,

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.

A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.

But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee. — read the full passage →

And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

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. — read the full passage →

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. — read the full passage →

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.

Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me.

For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live.

Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.

If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother: — read the full passage →

Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

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. — read the full passage →

And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. — read the full passage →

Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release;

Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.

Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants. — read the full passage →

Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? — read the full passage →

The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.

Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts. — read the full passage →

I am the Lord your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God.

For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. — read the full passage →

The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.

For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live. — read the full passage →

And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews. — read the full passage →

He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews. — read the full passage →

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment; — read the full passage →

Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.

Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof. — read the full passage →

He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews. — read the full passage →

But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; — read the full passage →

There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.

But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.

But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right, — read the full passage →

If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:

Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: — read the full passage →

For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house. — read the full passage →

Thou shalt not see thy brother’s ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother. — read the full passage →

But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. — read the full passage →

At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.

And the Lord spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying,

He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.

A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.

I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury. — read the full passage →

Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.

In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.

And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment; — read the full passage →

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. — read the full passage →

And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also. — read the full passage →

Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. — read the full passage →

For the Lord thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.

Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.

And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,

The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker of them all.

For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.