“If you lend money to My people, to the poor person among you, you must not be like a moneylender to him; you must not charge him interest.

You are not to lend him your silver with interest or sell him your food for profit.

When the Lord your God blesses you as He has promised you, you will lend to many nations but not borrow; you will rule over many nations, but they will not rule over you.

The Lord will open for you His abundant storehouse, the sky, to give your land rain in its season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow.

He will lend to you, but you won’t lend to him. He will be the head, and you will be the tail.

who does not lend his money at interestor take a bribe against the innocent—the one who does these things will never be moved.

Even Assyria has joined them;they lend support to the sons of Lot.Selah

Woe is me, my mother,that you gave birth to me,a man who incites dispute and conflictin all the land.I did not lend or borrow,yet everyone curses me.

He doesn’t lend at interest or for profit but keeps his hand from wrongdoing and carries out true justice between men.

And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners to be repaid in full.

But love your enemies, do what is good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is gracious to the ungrateful and evil.

He also said to them: “Suppose one of you has a friend and goes to him at midnight and says to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,