Psalm 15:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.

Putteth

Nor taketh

He that doeth

General references

Exodus 22:25

Deuteronomy 23:19

Deuteronomy 27:25

Bible References

Putteth

'If thou dost lend My poor people with thee money, thou art not to him as a usurer; thou dost not lay on him usury;

'And when thy brother is become poor, and his hand hath failed with thee, then thou hast kept hold on him, sojourner and settler, and he hath lived with thee;

'Thou dost not lend in usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of food, usury of anything which is lent on usury.

yea, there are who are saying, 'Our sons, and our daughters, we -- are many, and we receive corn, and eat, and live.'

In usury he doth not give, and increase taketh not, From perversity he turneth back his hand, True judgment he doth between man and man.

A bribe they have taken in thee to shed blood, Usury and increase thou hast taken, And cuttest off thy neighbour by oppression, And Me thou hast forgotten, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!

Nor taketh

from a false matter thou dost keep far off, and an innocent and righteous man thou dost not slay; for I do not justify a wicked man.

Thou dost not turn aside judgment; thou dost not discern faces, nor take a bribe, for the bribe blindeth the eyes of the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

Whoso is walking righteously, And is speaking uprightly, Kicking against gain of oppressions, Shaking his hands from taking hold on a bribe, Stopping his ear from hearing of blood, And shutting his eyes from looking on evil,

On the evil are both hands to do it well, The prince is asking -- also the judge -- for recompence, And the great -- he is speaking the mischief of his soul, And they wrap it up.

'What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him up to you?' and they weighed out to him thirty silverlings,

Then Judas -- he who delivered him up -- having seen that he was condemned, having repented, brought back the thirty silverlings to the chief priests, and to the elders, saying,

He that doeth

I did place Jehovah before me continually, Because -- at my right hand I am not moved.

Cast on Jehovah that which He hath given thee, And He doth sustain thee, He doth not suffer for ever the moving of the righteous.

O the happiness of those keeping judgment, Doing righteousness at all times.

For -- to the age he is not moved; For a memorial age-during is the righteous.

A man is not established by wickedness, And the root of the righteous is not moved.

And in the turning back of the wicked From his wickedness that he hath done, And he doth judgment and righteousness, He his soul doth keep alive.

'Not every one who is saying to me Lord, lord, shall come into the reign of the heavens; but he who is doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens.

if these things ye have known, happy are ye, if ye may do them;

and become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves,

wherefore, the rather, brethren, be diligent to make stedfast your calling and choice, for these things doing, ye may never stumble,

General references

'If thou dost lend My poor people with thee money, thou art not to him as a usurer; thou dost not lay on him usury;

'Thou dost not lend in usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of food, usury of anything which is lent on usury.

Cursed is he who is taking a bribe to smite a person, innocent blood, -- and all the people have said, Amen.