Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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 my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. 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. 26 If thou at all take thy neighbour's clothing as a pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him before the sun goes down;

Cross References

Psalm 15:5

He that does not put out his money to usury nor take a bribe against the innocent. He that does these things shall never be moved.

Leviticus 25:35-37

And if thy brother becomes poor and comes unto thee, then thou shalt receive him; as a stranger, or a sojourner, he shall live with thee.

Deuteronomy 23:19-20

Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother, usury of money, usury of food, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury.

Ezekiel 18:8

neither lends at interest, neither takes any increase, withdraws his hand from iniquity, executes true judgment between man and man,

Nehemiah 5:7

Then I meditated unto myself, and I rebuked the principals and the rulers and said unto them, Does each one of you exact usury of his brother? And I set a great assembly against them.

Proverbs 28:8

He that by usury and unjust gain increases his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.

Ezekiel 18:17

takes off his hand from oppressing the poor, does not receive usury nor increase, acts according to my rights, and walks in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father; he shall surely live.

2 Kings 4:1

Now a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried unto Elisha, saying, Thy slave, my husband, is dead; and thou knowest that thy slave feared the LORD; and the creditor is come to take my two sons to be his slaves.

2 Kings 4:7

Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell this oil and pay thy debtors and live thou and thy sons of the rest.

Nehemiah 5:2-5

For there were some that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many; therefore we have bought grain that we may eat and live.

Nehemiah 5:10-11

I, likewise, and my brethren and my servants, have lent them money and grain; let us now release them from this burden.

Jeremiah 15:10

Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them curses me.

Ezekiel 18:13

gives forth upon usury and takes increase, shall he then live? He shall not live; he has done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.

Ezekiel 22:12

In thee they have taken bribes to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion and hast forgotten me, said the Lord GOD.

Matthew 25:27

therefore, it was expedient for thee to have put my money to the bankers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with interest.

Luke 19:23

why then didst thou not give my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required my own with interest?

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