Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
A stranger
General references
Bible References
A stranger
Deuteronomy 14:21
“You shall not eat anything which dies of itself. You may give it to the alien who is in your town, so that he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner, for you are a holy people to the Lord your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.
Deuteronomy 15:3 From a foreigner you may exact it, but your hand shall release whatever of yours is with your brother.
Leviticus 19:33
‘When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong.
That the
Deuteronomy 15:10
You shall generously give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all your undertakings.
Proverbs 19:17 One who is gracious to a poor man lends to the Lord,
And He will repay him for hisgood deed.
And He will repay him for his
Isaiah 1:19 “If you consent and obey,
You willeat the best of the land;
You will
Luke 14:14 and you will be blessed, since they do not have the means to repay you; for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.
General references
Exodus 22:25
“If you lend money to My people, to the poor among you, you are not to act as a creditor to him; you shall not charge him interest.
Deuteronomy 15:3 From a foreigner you may exact it, but your hand shall release whatever of yours is with your brother.