Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
That by
Unjust gain
General references
Bible References
That by
Proverbs 13:22
A good man shall leave an inheritance to his children's children, and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
Job 27:16
Though he heaps up silver as the dust and prepares raiment as the clay,
Ecclesiastes 2:26
For God gives to the man that is good in his sight wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to the one that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Unjust gain
Leviticus 25:36
Take thou no usury of him, or increase; but thou shalt have the fear of thy God, and thy brother shall live with thee.
Ezekiel 18:8
neither lends at interest, neither takes any increase, withdraws his hand from iniquity, executes true judgment between man and man,
Pity
Proverbs 19:7
All the brethren of the poor hate him; how much more shall his friends separate themselves from him? He shall seek their friendship and not find it.
2 Samuel 12:6
and he shall pay for the lamb fourfold because he did this thing and because he had no pity.
General references
Exodus 22:25
If thou should lend money to my people, to the poor who is with thee, thou shalt not be to him as a usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.
Leviticus 11:34
All food which may be eaten upon which shall come water from any such vessel shall be unclean; and any drink that may be drunk shall be unclean in every such vessel.
Leviticus 25:14
And if thou sell anything unto thy neighbour or buy anything of thy neighbour's hand, ye shall not oppress one another.