Charging Interest

“If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be to him as a creditor; neither shall you charge him interest.

You shall not lend on interest to your brother; interest of money, interest of food, interest of anything that is lent on interest.

he who doesn’t lend out his money for usury, nor take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be shaken.

You shall not lend on interest to your brother; interest of money, interest of food, interest of anything that is lent on interest. — read the full passage →

He who increases his wealth by excessive interest gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.

“‘If your brother has become poor, and his hand can’t support himself among you; then you shall uphold him. He shall live with you like an alien and a temporary resident. — read the full passage →

You ought therefore to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back my own with interest.

The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.

In you have they taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken interest and increase, and you have greedily gained of your neighbors by oppression, and have forgotten me, says the Lord Yahweh.

You may lend on interest to a foreigner; but to your brother you shall not lend on interest, that Yahweh your God may bless you in all that you put your hand to, in the land where you go in to possess it.

If you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive back as much. — read the full passage →

Give to him who asks you, and don’t turn away him who desires to borrow from you.

Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your God; that your brother may live among you.

“‘If your brother has become poor, and his hand can’t support himself among you; then you shall uphold him. He shall live with you like an alien and a temporary resident.

Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the nobles and the rulers, and said to them, “You exact usury, everyone of his brother.” I held a great assembly against them.

has lent on interest, and has taken increase; shall he then live? he shall not live: he has done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be on him.

The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back, but the righteous give generously.

he who has not lent on interest, neither has taken any increase, who has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed true justice between man and man,

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

You shall not lend him your money at interest, nor give him your food for profit.

It is well with the man who deals graciously and lends. He will maintain his cause in judgment.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your God; that your brother may live among you. — read the full passage →

It will 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.

“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon.

“If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be to him as a creditor; neither shall you charge him interest. — read the full passage →

“‘If your brother has become poor, and his hand can’t support himself among you; then you shall uphold him. He shall live with you like an alien and a temporary resident. — read the full passage →

who has withdrawn his hand from the poor, who has not received interest nor increase, has executed my ordinances, has walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.

Woe is me, my mother, that you have 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 everyone of them curses me.

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

You shall surely give, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him; because that for this thing Yahweh your God will bless you in all your work, and in all that you put your hand to.

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him.

I likewise, my brothers and my servants, lend them money and grain. Please let us stop this usury.

If a poor man, one of your brothers, is with you within any of your gates in your land which Yahweh your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother; — read the full passage →

“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you.”

“‘If your brother has become poor, and his hand can’t support himself among you; then you shall uphold him. He shall live with you like an alien and a temporary resident. — read the full passage →

and my wrath will grow 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 one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

“Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom. — read the full passage →

Of a foreigner you may require it; but whatever of yours is with your brother, your hand shall release.

Give therefore to everyone what you owe: taxes to whom taxes are due; customs to whom customs; respect to whom respect; honor to whom honor.

If you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive back as much.

Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who wanted to reconcile accounts with his servants. — read the full passage →

Yahweh, who shall dwell in your sanctuary? Who shall live on your holy hill? — read the full passage →

Yahweh makes poor, and makes rich. He brings low, he also lifts up.

Don’t you be one of those who strike hands, of those who are collateral for debts. — read the full passage →

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

“For it is like a man, going into another country, who called his own servants, and entrusted his goods to them. — read the full passage →

Yahweh will open to you his good treasure in the sky, to give the rain of your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. You will lend to many nations, and you will 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 brothers the Jews. — read the full passage →

He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he who loves abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.

Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.

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

But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

All day long he deals graciously, and lends. His seed is blessed.

and has not wronged any, but has restored to the debtor his pledge, has taken nothing by robbery, has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment; — read the full passage →

It is better that you should not vow, than that you should vow and not pay.

Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient.

Behold, Yahweh makes the earth empty, makes it waste, turns it upside down, and scatters its inhabitants. — read the full passage →

He who is emasculated by crushing or cutting shall not enter into Yahweh’s assembly.

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

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

But you shall remember Yahweh your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth; that he may establish his covenant which he swore to your fathers, as at this day.

A reed like a rod was given to me. Someone said, “Rise, and measure God’s temple, and the altar, and those who worship in it. — read the full passage →

Charge those who are rich in this present world that they not be haughty, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy; — read the full passage →

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

but you shall surely open your hand to him, and shall surely lend him sufficient for his need, which he lacks.

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

If a poor man, one of your brothers, is with you within any of your gates in your land which Yahweh your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother;

Then why didn’t you deposit my money in the bank, and at my coming, I might have earned interest on it?’

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John, — read the full passage →

For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?

When a man takes a wife and marries her, then it shall be, if she finds no favor in his eyes, because he has found some unseemly thing in her, that he shall write her a bill of divorce, and put it in her hand, and send her out of his house. — read the full passage →

You shall not see your brother’s ox or his sheep go astray, and hide yourself from them. You shall surely bring them again to your brother. — read the full passage →

But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction. — read the full passage →

At the end of every seven years, you shall cancel debts.

Yahweh said to Moses in Mount Sinai,

He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.

A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes collateral in the presence of his neighbor.

I likewise, my brothers and my servants, lend them money and grain. Please let us stop this usury. — read the full passage →

They only asked us to remember the poor—which very thing I was also zealous to do.

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, and cast out demons. Freely you received, so freely give.

In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.

Give to everyone who asks you, and don’t ask him who takes away your goods to give them back again.

and has not wronged any, but has restored to the debtor his pledge, has taken nothing by robbery, has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment; — read the full passage →

You may lend on interest to a foreigner; but to your brother you shall not lend on interest, that Yahweh your God may bless you in all that you put your hand to, in the land where you go in to possess it. — read the full passage →

If anyone sues you to take away your coat, let him have your cloak also. — read the full passage →

Don’t withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it. — read the full passage →

For Yahweh your God will bless you, as he promised you. You will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow. You will rule over many nations, but they will not rule over you.

Therefore he who resists the authority, withstands the ordinance of God; and those who withstand will receive to themselves judgment.

Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.

He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.

Jesus called a little child to himself, and set him in their midst,

The rich and the poor have this in common: Yahweh is the maker of them all.

For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Do you desire to have no fear of the authority? Do that which is good, and you will have praise from the same,

One who gives to the poor has no lack; but one who closes his eyes will have many curses.

Trust in Yahweh, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.