Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

If you let any of the poor among my people have the use of your money, do not be a hard creditor to him, and do not take interest.

New American Standard Bible

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.

King James Version

If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.

Holman Bible

“If you lend money to My people, to the poor person among you, you must not be like a moneylender to him; you must not charge him interest.

International Standard Version

"If you loan money to my people, to the poor among you, don't be like a creditor to them and don't impose interest on them.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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.

Amplified

“If you lend money to any one of My people with you who is poor, you shall not act as a creditor (professional moneylender) to him; you shall not charge him interest.

Darby Translation

if thou lend money to my people, the poor with thee,thou shalt not be to him as a usurer: ye shall charge him no interest.

Julia Smith Translation

If thou shalt lend silver to my people being poor with thee, thou shalt not be to him, as lending; ye shall not put interest upon him.

King James 2000

If you lend money to any of my people who is poor among you, you shall not be to him as a lender, neither shall you charge him interest.

Lexham Expanded Bible

" 'If you lend money [to] my people, [to] the needy with you, you will not be to him as a creditor; you will not {charge him interest}.

Modern King James verseion

If you lend money to one of My people who is poor beside you, you shall not be to him as a money-lender, neither shall you lay upon him interest.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be as an usurer unto him, neither shalt oppress him with usury.

NET Bible

"If you lend money to any of my people who are needy among you, do not be like a moneylender to him; do not charge him interest.

New Heart English Bible

"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.

The Emphasized Bible

If, silver, thou wilt lend unto my people - unto the humbled one by thee, thou shalt not be to him like one that lendeth on interest, - thou shalt not lay upon him interest.

Webster

If thou shalt lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as a usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.

World English Bible

"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.

Youngs Literal Translation

'If thou dost lend My poor people with thee money, thou art not to him as a usurer; thou dost not lay on him usury;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
If thou lend
לוה 
Lavah 
Usage: 26

כּסף 
Keceph 
Usage: 403

to any of my people
עם 
`am 
Usage: 1867

that is poor
עני 
`aniy 
Usage: 75

by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer
נשׁה 
Nashah 
Usage: 12

שׂים שׂוּם 
Suwm 
Usage: 580

Context Readings

Regulations Regarding Foreigners And The Poor

24 And in the heat of my wrath I will put you to death with the sword, so that your wives will be widows and your children without fathers. 25 If you let any of the poor among my people have the use of your money, do not be a hard creditor to him, and do not take interest. 26 If ever you take your neighbour's clothing in exchange for the use of your money, let him have it back before the sun goes down:

Cross References

Leviticus 25:35-37

And if your brother becomes poor and is not able to make a living, then you are to keep him with you, helping him as you would a man from another country who is living among you.

Deuteronomy 23:19-20

Do not take interest from an Israelite on anything, money or food or any other goods, which you let him have

Ezekiel 18:8

And has not given his money out at interest or taken great profits, and, turning his hand from evil-doing, has kept faith between man and man,

Nehemiah 5:7

And after turning it over in my mind, I made a protest to the chiefs and the rulers, and said to them, Every one of you is taking interest from his countryman. And I got together a great meeting of protest.

Proverbs 28:8

He who makes his wealth greater by taking interest, only gets it together for him who has pity on the poor.

Ezekiel 18:17

Who has kept his hand from evil-doing and has not taken interest or great profits, who has done my orders and been guided by my rules: he will certainly not be put to death for the evil-doing of his father; life will certainly be his.

2 Kings 4:1

Now a certain woman, the wife of one of the sons of the prophets, came crying to Elisha and said, Your servant my husband is dead; and to your knowledge he was a worshipper of the Lord; but now, the creditor has come to take my two children as servants in payment of his debt.

2 Kings 4:7

So she came to the man of God and gave him word of what she had done. And he said, Go and get money for the oil and make payment of your debt, and let the rest be for the needs of yourself and your sons.

Nehemiah 5:2-5

For there were some who said, We, our sons and our daughters, are a great number: let us get grain, so that we may have food for our needs.

Nehemiah 5:10-11

Even I and my servants have been taking interest for the money and the grain we have let them have. So now, let us give up this thing.

Jeremiah 15:10

Sorrow is mine, my mother, because you have given birth to me, a cause of fighting and argument in all the earth! I have not made men my creditors and I am not in debt to any, but every one of them is cursing me.

Ezekiel 18:13

And has given out his money at interest and taken great profits: he will certainly not go on living: he has done all these disgusting things: death will certainly be his fate; his blood will be on him.

Ezekiel 22:12

In you they have taken rewards as the price of blood; you have taken interest and great profits, and you have taken away your neighbours' goods by force, and have not kept me in mind, says the Lord.

Matthew 25:27

Why, then, did you not put my money in the bank, and at my coming I would have got back what is mine with interest?

Luke 19:23

Why then did you not put my money in a bank, so that when I came I would get it back with interest?

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