Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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,
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.
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.
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;
Themes
Business life » Debts » Usury, forbidden
Credit system » Debts » Usury, forbidden
Creditors » Prohibited from » Exacting usury from brethren
Servant » Bond » Laws of moses concerning
Strangers » Kindness to the poor of, required
Usury » Not laying usury upon your brother
Usury or interest » The jews » Forbidden to take, from brethren specially when poor
Interlinear
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References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Leviticus 25:36
Verse Info
Context Readings
Kindness For Poor Brothers
35
If an Israelite becomes poor and cannot support himself, you should help him. He must live with you as a stranger without a permanent home.
36
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Exodus 22:25
When you lend money to any of my people who are poor, do not act like a moneylender and require him to pay interest.
Deuteronomy 23:19-20
Do not charge interest to your brothers, interest on money, food, anything that may be loaned at interest.
Leviticus 25:17
You must not wrong one another. You shall respect your God. I am Jehovah your God.
Nehemiah 5:7-10
After giving it much thought, I made a protest to the chiefs and the rulers, and said to them: Everyone of you is collecting interest from his brothers. I organized a big meeting of protest.
Nehemiah 5:15
Earlier rulers who came before me made the people responsible for their upkeep, and took from them bread and wine at the rate of forty shekels of silver. Even their servants were lords over the people. But I did not do so, out of reverence for God.
Psalm 15:5
The one who does not collect interest on a loan or take a bribe against an innocent person. Whoever does these things will never fall or be upset.
Proverbs 28:8
He who becomes wealthy through unfair loans and interest collects them for the one who pitys the poor.
Ezekiel 18:8
If he does not lend money on interest or take increase, if he keeps his hand from iniquity and executes true justice between man and man,
Ezekiel 18:13
He lends money for interest and makes excessive profits. Will this person live? He will not live. He has done all these disgusting things. So he must die, and he will be responsible for his own death.
Ezekiel 18:17
He keeps his hand from the poor and does not take interest or increase, but executes my ordinances, and walks in my statutes. He will not die for his father's iniquity. He will surely live.
Ezekiel 22:12
Some of your people murder for pay. Some charge interest on the loans they make to other Israelites and get rich by taking advantage of them. They have forgotten me. The Lord Jehovah has spoken.