Release all debts at the end of every seven years. This is how you should release. Every man who has a loan to his neighbor shall release it. He shall not require it from his neighbor, or from his brother, because it is called Jehovah's release. read more. You may collect from a foreigner, but your hand should release that debt which is yours with your brother. There should not be any poor people among you. Jehovah your God will certainly bless you in the land he is giving you as your own possession. He will bless you only if you listen carefully to Jehovah your God and faithfully obey all these commandments I give you today. Jehovah your God will bless you, as he promised. You will make loans to many nations. But you will not have to borrow from any of them. You will rule many nations. But no nation will ever rule over you. This is what you must do whenever there are poor Israelites in one of your cities in the land that Jehovah your God is giving you.

This is what you must do whenever there are poor Israelites in one of your cities in the land that Jehovah your God is giving you. Be generous to these poor people. Freely lend them as much as they need. Never be hardhearted and stingy with them. read more. When the seventh year, the year when payments on debts are canceled, is near, you might be stingy toward poor Israelites and give them nothing. Be careful not to think these worthless thoughts. The poor will complain to Jehovah about you, and you will be condemned for your sin. Give the poor what they need, because then Jehovah will make you successful in everything you do. There will always be some Israelites who are poor and needy. That is why I am commanding you to be generous with them.

The one who does not collect interest on a loan or take a bribe against an innocent person. Whoever does these things will never fall or be upset.

He is always generous and lends freely. His descendants are a blessing.

He who becomes wealthy through unfair loans and interest collects them for the one who pitys the poor.

If he does not lend money on interest or take increase, if he keeps his hand from iniquity and executes true justice between man and man,

He lends money for interest and makes excessive profits. Will this person live? He will not live. He has done all these disgusting things. So he must die, and he will be responsible for his own death.

He keeps his hand from the poor and does not take interest or increase, but executes my ordinances, and walks in my statutes. He will not die for his father's iniquity. He will surely live.

Some of your people murder for pay. Some charge interest on the loans they make to other Israelites and get rich by taking advantage of them. They have forgotten me. The Lord Jehovah has spoken.

Give to those who ask. Lend to those who borrow.

When you lend money to any of my people who are poor, do not act like a moneylender and require him to pay interest.

Plant your land and gather in what it produces for six years.

Jehovah spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai and commanded:

Do not collect interest or make any profit from him. Respect your God by respecting other Israelites' lives.

Do not charge interest to your brothers, interest on money, food, anything that may be loaned at interest.

When you make your neighbor a loan of any sort do not go into his house and repossess the security.

Jehovah will open for you his good storehouse. The skies will give rain to your land in due season. It will bless all the work of your hand. You will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow.

They will be able to make loans to you, but you won't be able to make loans to them. They will be the head, and you will be the tail.

The widow of a member of a group of prophets said to Elisha: My husband has died! As you know, he was a man who respected God. A man to whom he owed money came to take away my two sons as slaves in payment for my husband's debt. Elisha said: Tell me what shall I do for you? What do you have at home? She answered: Except for a small jar of olive oil, I have nothing. read more. Ask your neighbors for empty jars. Borrow as many as you can, Elisha told her. You and your sons go into the house and shut the door behind you. Pour oil into the jars. Set each one aside as soon as it is full. The woman went into her house with her sons. They closed the door and took the small jar of olive oil, and poured oil into the jars as her sons brought them to her. When the jars were full she asked if there were any more. That was the last one, one of her sons told her. So the olive oil stopped flowing. She returned to Elisha, the prophet. He said: Sell the olive oil and pay all your debts. There will be enough money left over for you and your sons to pay your living expenses.

If the peoples of the lands come to do trade in goods or food on the Sabbath day, that we would do no trade with them on the Sabbath or on a holy day. In the seventh year we would take no payment from any debtor.

They drive away the donkey of the orphan. They take the widow's ox for a pledge.

The one who does not collect interest on a loan or take a bribe against an innocent person. Whoever does these things will never fall or be upset.

The wicked borrows and does not pay back. But the righteous is gracious and gives.

The wicked borrows and does not pay back. But the righteous is gracious and gives.

When you help the poor (needy) (lowly) (depressed) you lend to Jehovah. He will pay you back.

The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

He who becomes wealthy through unfair loans and interest collects them for the one who pitys the poor.

The people will be like the one officiating, the servant like his master, the maid like her mistress, the buyer like the seller, the lender like the borrower, the creditor like the debtor.

This is what Jehovah says: Where are your mother's divorce papers? Did I give her any to get rid of her? To which of my creditors did I sell you? You were sold because of your sins. I got rid of your mother because of your rebellion.

Sadness is mine! Why did my mother bring me into the world? I have to quarrel and argue with everyone in the whole earth. I have not lent any money or borrowed any; yet everyone curses me.

Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. (Matthew 18:21) (Mark 11:25) (Luke 11:4)

The kingdom of heaven is like a king who went over his accounts with his servants.

The kingdom of heaven is like a king who went over his accounts with his servants.

You should have put my money in the bank. I should have received my money back plus interest.

If you lend to those from whom you hope to receive what thanks do you have? Even sinners lend to sinners to receive again as much. Love your enemies and do good to them. Lend expecting nothing in return and your reward will be great. You will be sons of the Most High for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

A certain lender had two debtors. One owed five hundred shillings and the other fifty.

He called all the people who were in debt to his master. He asked the first one: 'How much do you owe my master?'

Why did you not put my money in the bank? That way I could collect interest when I returned.

He blotted out the bond written in ordinances. It was against us and was contrary to us. He has taken it out of the way. He nailed it to the stake.