Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man's life to pledge.
Shall take
Bible References
Shall take
Exodus 22:26
If you do take the garment of your neighbor in pledge, you must return it to him by the time the sun goes down,
Revelation 18:22
And the sound of the harpists, musicians, flute players, and trumpeters will never be heard in you again. No craftsman who practices any trade will ever be found in you again; the noise of a mill will never be heard in you again.
Life
Deuteronomy 20:19
If you besiege a city for a long time while attempting to capture it, you must not chop down its trees, for you may eat fruit from them and should not cut them down. A tree in the field is not human that you should besiege it!
Genesis 44:30
"So now, when I return to your servant my father, and the boy is not with us -- his very life is bound up in his son's life.
Luke 12:15
Then he said to them, "Watch out and guard yourself from all types of greed, because one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."