Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

Thou shalt not take from him interest and increase; thou shalt be afraid of thy God; and thy brother to live with thee.

New American Standard Bible

Do not take usurious interest from him, but revere your God, that your countryman may live with you.

King James Version

Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.

Holman Bible

Do not profit or take interest from him, but fear your God and let your brother live among you.

International Standard Version

You are not to take interest or profit from him. Instead, you are to fear your God and let your relative live with you.

A Conservative Version

Take thou no interest from him or increase, but fear thy God, that thy brother may live with thee.

American Standard Version

Take thou no interest of him or increase, but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.

Amplified

Do not charge him usurious interest, but fear your God [with profound reverence], so your countryman may [continue to] live among you.

Bible in Basic English

Take no interest from him, in money or in goods, but have the fear of your God before you, and let your brother make a living among you.

Darby Translation

Thou shalt take no usury nor increase of him; and thou shalt fear thy God; that thy brother may live beside thee.

King James 2000

Take you no interest from him, or profit: but fear your God; that your brother may live with you.

Lexham Expanded Bible

You must not take interest or usury from him, but you shall revere your God, and your countryman shall live with you.

Modern King James verseion

You shall take no interest from him, or increase. But you shall fear your God, so that your brother may live with you.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And thou shalt take none usury of him, nor yet vantage. But shalt fear thy God, that thy brother may live with thee.

NET Bible

Do not take interest or profit from him, but you must fear your God and your brother must live with you.

New Heart English Bible

Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your God; that your brother may live among you.

The Emphasized Bible

Do not accept from him interest or profit, but stand thou in awe of thy God, - so shall thy brother live with thee.

Webster

Take thou no interest of him, or increase; but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.

World English Bible

Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your God; that your brother may live among you.

Youngs Literal Translation

thou takest no usury from him, or increase; and thou hast been afraid of thy God; and thy brother hath lived with thee;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

thou no usury
נשׁך 
Neshek 
Usage: 12

of him, or increase
תּרבּית 
Tarbiyth 
Usage: 6

but fear
ירא 
Yare' 
Usage: 334

אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

חי 
Chay 
Usage: 502

References

Context Readings

Kindness For Poor Brothers

35 And when thy brother shall be poor, and his hand wavering with thee, hold fast to him; a stranger and sojourner to live with thee. 36 Thou shalt not take from him interest and increase; thou shalt be afraid of thy God; and thy brother to live with thee. 37 Thy silver thou shalt not give to him upon interest, and upon increase thou. shalt not give him thy food.

Cross References

Exodus 22:25

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.

Deuteronomy 23:19-20

Thou shalt not lend upon interest to thy brother; interest of silver, interest of food, interest of any word which shall be lent on interest

Leviticus 25:17

And ye shall not oppress each his neighbor; and thou shalt fear thy God: for I Jehovah your God.

Nehemiah 5:7-10

And my heart will take counsel to me, and I shall contend with the nobles and the prefects, and say to them, Ye impose a debt each upon his brother. And I shall give a great convocation against them.

Nehemiah 5:15

And the former prefects that were before me made heavy upon the people, and they will take from them in bread and wine, the last silver forty shekels; also their young men ruled over the people: and I did not thus from the face of the fear of God.

Psalm 15:5

Not giving his silver for interest, and gave not presents against the innocent. He doing these things shall not be moved forever.

Proverbs 28:8

He increasing by interest and usury, he shall gather it for him compassionating the poor.

Ezekiel 18:8

And he shall not give upon interest, and he shall not take interest, from iniquity he shall turn back his hand; he shall do judgment of truth between man to man.

Ezekiel 18:13

Giving upon interest, and taking interest: and living, he shall not live: doing all these abominations, dying, he shall die; his bloods shall be upon him.

Ezekiel 18:17

Turning back his hand from the poor, taking not usury and interest, doing my judgment, going in my laws; he shall not die in the iniquity of his father; living, he shall live.

Ezekiel 22:12

They took a gift in thee to pour out blood; thou tookest usury and interest, and thou wilt plunder thy neighbors by violence, and thou didst forget me, says the Lord Jehovah.

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