Psalm 15:5

A Description Of The Godly

⁴ He despises a reprobate, but honors the Lord's loyal followers. He makes firm commitments and does not renege on his promise. ⁵ He does not charge interest when he lends his money. He does not take bribes to testify against the innocent. The one who lives like this will never be upended.

For Us

Stand Firm

David

Exodus 22:25

"If you lend money to any of my people who are needy among you, do not be like a moneylender to him; do not charge him interest.

Deuteronomy 16:19

You must not pervert justice or show favor. Do not take a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and distort the words of the righteous.

Ezekiel 18:8

does not engage in usury or charge interest, but refrains from wrongdoing, promotes true justice between men,

Ezekiel 22:12

They take bribes within you to shed blood. You engage in usury and charge interest; you extort money from your neighbors. You have forgotten me, declares the sovereign Lord.

Exodus 23:7-8

Keep your distance from a false charge -- do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.

Leviticus 25:35-37

"'If your brother becomes impoverished and is indebted to you, you must support him; he must live with you like a foreign resident.

Deuteronomy 23:19-20

You must not charge interest on a loan to your fellow Israelite, whether on money, food, or anything else that has been loaned with interest.

Nehemiah 5:2-5

There were those who said, "With our sons and daughters, we are many. We must obtain grain in order to eat and stay alive."

Nehemiah 5:7-13

I considered these things carefully and then registered a complaint with the wealthy and the officials. I said to them, "Each one of you is seizing the collateral from your own countrymen!" Because of them I called for a great public assembly.

Psalm 16:8

I constantly trust in the Lord; because he is at my right hand, I will not be upended.

Psalm 55:22

Throw your burden upon the Lord, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the godly to be upended.

Psalm 106:3

How blessed are those who promote justice, and do what is right all the time!

Psalm 112:6

For he will never be upended; others will always remember one who is just.

Proverbs 12:3

No one can be established through wickedness, but a righteous root cannot be moved.

Isaiah 33:15

The one who lives uprightly and speaks honestly; the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measures and rejects a bribe; the one who does not plot violent crimes and does not seek to harm others --

Ezekiel 18:17

refrains from wrongdoing, does not engage in usury or charge interest, carries out my regulations and follows my statutes. He will not die for his father's iniquity; he will surely live.

Ezekiel 18:27

When a wicked person turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will preserve his life.

Micah 7:3

They are determined to be experts at doing evil; government officials and judges take bribes, prominent men make demands, and they all do what is necessary to satisfy them.

Matthew 7:21-25

"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the kingdom of heaven -- only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.

Matthew 26:15

and said, "What will you give me to betray him into your hands?" So they set out thirty silver coins for him.

Matthew 27:3-5

Now when Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus had been condemned, he regretted what he had done and returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and the elders,

John 13:17

If you understand these things, you will be blessed if you do them.

James 1:22-25

But be sure you live out the message and do not merely listen to it and so deceive yourselves.

2 Peter 1:10-11

Therefore, brothers and sisters, make every effort to be sure of your calling and election. For by doing this you will never stumble into sin.