Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
Usury
General references
Bible References
Usury
Exodus 22:25
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.
Deuteronomy 23:19
Thou shalt not lend on interest to thy brother, interest of silver, interest of food, - interest of any thing that can be lent on interest:
Nehemiah 5:7
So my heart took counsel unto me and I contended with the nobles and with the deputies, and said to them, A loan on interest - every man to his brother, are ye making, - So I appointed over them a great assembly;
Psalm 15:5
His silver, hath he not put out on interest, nor, a bribe against the innocent, hath he taken. He that doeth these things, shall not be shaken unto times age-abiding.
Proverbs 28:8
He that increaseth his substance by interest and profit, for one ready to favour the poor, doth gather it.
Ezekiel 18:8
Upon interest, hath not put out his money. And increase, hath not accepted, From dishonesty, hath turned back his hand, - Justice in truth, hath doze, between man and man;
Ezekiel 22:12
Bribes, have they accepted in thee, For the sake of shedding blood,-Interest and increase, hast thou accepted And thou hast overreached thy neighbour by oppression, And me, hast thou forgotten, Declareth My Lord Yahweh.
Fear
Leviticus 25:17
So then ye shall not overreach one another; but thou shalt stand in awe of thy God, - for, I - Yahweh, am your God.
Nehemiah 5:9
Then said I, Not good, is the thing which ye are doing, - ought ye not, in the fear of God, to walk, because of the reproach of the nations, our enemies?
General references
Exodus 22:25
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.
Deuteronomy 23:19
Thou shalt not lend on interest to thy brother, interest of silver, interest of food, - interest of any thing that can be lent on interest: