Lending

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

“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 →

Don’t fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness. — read the full passage →

but you shall surely open your hand to him, and shall surely lend him sufficient for his need, which he lacks. — read the full passage →

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 →

“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.

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

Therefore also I have granted him to Yahweh. As long as he lives he is granted to Yahweh.” He worshiped Yahweh there.

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

God spoke all these words, saying, — read the full passage →