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 leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.
Job 27:16
Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay;
Ecclesiastes 2:26
For to the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who pleases God. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
Unjust gain
Leviticus 25:36
Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your God; that your brother may live among you.
Ezekiel 18:8
he who has not given forth on interest, neither has taken any increase, who has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed true justice between man and man,
Pity
Proverbs 19:7
All the relatives of the poor shun him: how much more do his friends avoid him! He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.
2 Samuel 12:6
He shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity!"
General references
Exodus 22:25
"If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be to him as a creditor; neither shall you charge him interest.
Leviticus 11:34
All food which may be eaten, that on which water comes, shall be unclean; and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean.
Leviticus 25:14
"'If you sell anything to your neighbor, or buy from your neighbor, you shall not wrong one another.