Charging Interest

If thou lend money to any of my people with thee that is poor, thou shalt not be to him as a creditor; neither shall ye lay upon him interest.

Thou shalt not lend upon interest to thy brother; interest of money, interest of victuals, interest of anything that is lent upon interest.

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

Thou shalt not lend upon interest to thy brother; interest of money, interest of victuals, interest of anything that is lent upon interest. — read the full passage →

He that augmenteth his substance by interest and increase, Gathereth it for him that hath pity on the poor.

And if thy brother be waxed poor, and his hand fail with thee; then thou shalt uphold him: as a stranger and a sojourner shall he live with thee. — read the full passage →

thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back mine own with interest.

The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender.

In thee have they taken bribes to shed blood; thou hast taken interest and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbors by oppression, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord Jehovah.

Unto a foreigner thou mayest lend upon interest; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon interest, that Jehovah thy God may bless thee in all that thou puttest thy hand unto, in the land whither thou goest in to possess it.

And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? even sinners lend to sinners, to receive again as much. — 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 anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law.

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

And if thy brother be waxed poor, and his hand fail with thee; then thou shalt uphold him: as a stranger and a sojourner shall he live with thee.

Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the nobles and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I held a great assembly against them.

hath given forth upon interest, 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 dealeth graciously, and giveth.

he that hath not given forth upon interest, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true justice between man and man,

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the 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 interest, nor give him thy victuals for increase.

Well is it with the man that dealeth graciously and lendeth; He shall maintain his cause in judgment.

But love your enemies, and do them good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

Take thou no interest 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 creditor, so with the debtor; as with the taker of interest, so with the giver of interest 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 one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

If thou lend money to any of my people with thee that is poor, thou shalt not be to him as a creditor; neither shall ye lay upon him interest. — read the full passage →

And if thy brother be waxed poor, and his hand fail with thee; then thou shalt uphold him: as a stranger and a sojourner shall he live with thee. — read the full passage →

that hath withdrawn his hand from the poor, that hath not received interest nor increase, hath executed mine ordinances, 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 not lent, neither have men lent to me; yet every one of them doth curse me.

For there were that said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many: let us get grain, that we may eat and live.

Thou shalt surely give him, and thy heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him; because that for this thing Jehovah thy God will bless thee in all thy work, and in all that thou puttest thy hand unto.

For no word from God shall be void of power.

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.

And I likewise, my brethren and my servants, do lend them money and grain. I pray you, let us leave off this usury.

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

give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again.

And if thy brother be waxed poor, and his hand fail with thee; then thou shalt uphold him: as a stranger and a sojourner shall he 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 on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

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

Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it: but whatsoever of thine is with thy brother thy hand shall release.

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

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

Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, who would make a reckoning with his servants. — read the full passage →

Jehovah, who shall sojourn in thy tabernacle? Who shall dwell in thy holy hill? — read the full passage →

Jehovah maketh poor, and maketh rich: He bringeth low, he also lifteth up.

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

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

Forit isaswhena man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. — read the full passage →

Jehovah will open unto thee his good treasure the heavens, to give the rain of thy land in its season, and to bless all the work of thy 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: let us get grain, that we may eat and live. — read the full passage →

Then there arose 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 also is vanity.

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

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

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

All the day long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth; And his seed is blessed.

and hath not wronged any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath taken nought by robbery, 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.

Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Behold, Jehovah 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 assembly of Jehovah.

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

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

But thou shalt remember Jehovah 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 at this day.

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and one said, 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 present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; — read the full passage →

There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man swalloweth it up.

but thou shalt surely open thy hand 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 with thee a poor man, one of thy brethren, within any of thy gates in thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy poor brother;

then wherefore gavest thou not my money into the bank, and I at my coming should have required it with interest?

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the 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 doth it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?

When a man taketh a wife, and marrieth her, then it shall be, if she find no favor in his eyes, because he hath found some unseemly thing in her, that he shall 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 surely bring them again unto thy brother. — read the full passage →

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

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

And Jehovah spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying,

He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; But he that hateth suretyship is secure.

A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor.

And I likewise, my brethren and my servants, do lend them money and grain. I pray you, let us leave off this usury. — read the full passage →

only they would that we should remember the poor; which very thing I was also zealous to do.

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

In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lipstendethonly to penury.

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

and hath not wronged any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath taken nought by robbery, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment; — read the full passage →

Unto a foreigner thou mayest lend upon interest; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon interest, that Jehovah thy God may bless thee in all that thou puttest thy hand unto, in the land whither thou goest in to possess it. — read the full passage →

And if any man would go to law with thee, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. — read the full passage →

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

For Jehovah thy God will bless thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt rule over many nations, but they shall not rule over thee.

Therefore he that resisteth the power, withstandeth the ordinance of God: and they that withstand shall receive to themselves judgment.

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

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.

And he called to him a little child, and set him in the midst of them,

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

For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. And wouldest thou have no fear of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise from the same:

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

Trust in Jehovah, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed onhisfaithfulness.