Nehemiah 5:7

Nehemiah Deals With Strife

⁶ But when I heard their complaint and such words, it displeased me sore, ⁷ and I advised so in my mind, that I rebuked the councilors and the rulers, and said unto them, "Will ye require usury one of another?" And I brought a great congregation against them, ⁸ and said unto them, "We, after our ability, have bought our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the Heathen. And will ye sell your brethren, whom we have bought unto us?" Then held they their peace, and could find nothing to answer.

Great Assembly

Exodus 22:25

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.

Leviticus 25:36

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

Deuteronomy 23:19-20

Thou shalt be no usurer unto thy brother, neither in money nor in food, nor in any manner thing that is lent upon usury.

Deuteronomy 24:10-13

If thou lend thy brother any manner succour, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch a pledge:

Psalm 15:5

He that hath not given his money upon usury, nor taken reward against the innocent. Whoso doeth these things shall never fall.

Ezekiel 22:12

Yea, gifts have been received in thee to shed blood. Thou hast taken usury and increase, thou hast oppressed thy neighbours by extortion, and forgotten me, sayeth the LORD God.

Leviticus 19:15

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment. Thou shalt not favour the poor nor honour the mighty, but shalt judge thy neighbour righteously.

Deuteronomy 15:2-3

And this is the manner of the free year: whosoever lendeth ought with his hand unto his neighbour, may not ask again that which he hath lent, of his neighbour or of his brother: because it is called the LORD's free year,

2 Chronicles 19:6-7

and said to the judges, "Take heed what ye do: for ye be not judges in the law of man, but of the LORD - which is with you in the words of the law.

2 Chronicles 28:9-13

But there was a prophet of the LORD's named Obed which went out to the host which came to Samaria and said to them, "See, because the LORD God of your fathers was wroth with Judah, he delivered them into your hands. And ye have slain them with cruelness that reacheth up to heaven.

Psalm 4:4

Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart, and in your chamber, and be still. Selah.

Psalm 15:1

{A Psalm of David} Lord, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle? Who shall rest upon thy holy hill?

Psalm 27:8

My heart hath talked of thee, seek ye my face. Thy face, LORD, will I seek.

Psalm 82:1-4

{A Psalm of Asaph} God standeth in the congregation of princes, and is a Judge among the judges.

Proverbs 27:5

An open rebuke is better than secret love.

Ezekiel 45:9

"Thus sayeth the LORD God: O ye princes, ye have now oppressed and destroyed enough. Now leave off, handle now according to the thing that is equal and lawful: and thrust out my people no more, sayeth the LORD God.

Matthew 18:17

If he hear not them, tell it unto the congregation: if he hear not the congregation, take him as a heathen man, and as a publican.

2 Corinthians 5:16

Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh. Insomuch that though we have known Christ after the flesh, now henceforth know we him so no more.

Galatians 2:11

And when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him in the face, for he was worthy to be blamed.

1 Timothy 5:20

Them that sin, rebuke openly that others may fear.

Titus 2:15

These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke, with all commanding. See that no man despise thee.