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
The heritage of the good man is handed down to his children's children; and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the upright man.
Job 27:16
Though he may get silver together like dust, and make ready great stores of clothing;
Ecclesiastes 2:26
To the man with whom he is pleased, God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the sinner he gives the work of getting goods together and storing up wealth, to give to him in whom God has pleasure. This again is to no purpose and desire for wind.
Unjust gain
Leviticus 25:36
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.
Ezekiel 18:8
And has not given his money out at interest or taken great profits, and, turning his hand from evil-doing, has kept faith between man and man,
Pity
Proverbs 19:7
All the brothers of the poor man are against him: how much more do his friends go far from him! ...
2 Samuel 12:6
And he will have to give back four times the value of the lamb, because he has done this and because he had no pity.
General references
Exodus 22:25
If you let any of the poor among my people have the use of your money, do not be a hard creditor to him, and do not take interest.
Leviticus 11:34
Any food in it, and anything on which water from it comes, will be unclean: any drink taken from such a vessel will be unclean.
Leviticus 25:14
And in the business of trading goods for money, do no wrong to one another.