'Loan' in the Bible
"If you loan money to my people, to the poor among you, don't be like a creditor to them and don't impose interest on them.
"A person sins against the LORD by acting treacherously toward his neighbor regarding something entrusted to his care, regarding security for a loan, robbery, if he has oppressed his neighbor,
You are not to loan him money with interest or sell him your food at a profit.
This is the way to conduct remission: every creditor must cancel the loan that his friend borrowed, and he must not pressure his friend or brother to repay it, because remission to the LORD will be proclaimed.
Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him enough for whatever need he has.
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.
"Don't take a pair of millstones, especially the upper millstone, as collateral for a loan, because this means taking a man's livelihood.
“When you make a loan of any kind to your neighbor, do not enter his house to collect what he offers as security.
You must stand outside while the man you are making the loan to brings the security out to you.
"Don't deny justice to a foreigner or to an orphan, nor take a widow's garment as collateral for a loan.
And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home.
And she cometh and declareth to the man of God, and he saith, 'Go, sell the oil, and repay thy loan; and thou and thy sons do live of the rest.'
It happened that as one of them was felling a beam, his axe head fell into the water. He cried out, "Oh no! Master! The axe was on loan to me!"
We will not buy on the Sabbath or on a holy day from the neighboring peoples who bring their wares and all kinds of grain to sell on the Sabbath day. We will let the fields lie fallow every seventh year, and we will cancel every loan.
They drive away the orphan's donkey; they take the ox of the widow as security for a loan;
"The fatherless are torn from the breast; the poor are taken away as security for a loan.
who does not loan his money with interest, and who does not take a bribe against those who are innocent. The one who does these things will stand firm forever. A special Davidic Psalm.
My son, if you guarantee a loan for your neighbor, if you have agreed to a deal with a stranger,
Securing a loan for a stranger will bring suffering, but by refusing to do so, one remains safe.
A man who lacks sense cosigns a loan, becoming a guarantor for his neighbor.
Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord,and He will give a reward to the lender.
and he oppresses {no one} [and] he returns pledge for his loan {and he commits no robbery} [and] he gives his bread to [the] hungry and he covers a naked person [with] a garment,
He oppresses [the] needy and [the] poor, [and] {he commits robbery}, [and] he [does] not return pledge for a loan, [and] he lifts his eyes to the idols [so] he does a detestable thing.
And he oppresses no one; he requires no pledge for a loan, and {he does not commit robbery}; he gives his bread to [the] hungry, and he covers the naked person [with] a garment.
He keeps his hand from harming the poor, not taking interest or profit on a loan. He practices My ordinances and follows My statutes. Such a person will not die for his father’s iniquity. He will certainly live.
People who live in you accept bribes in order to shed blood. You take interest and profit on a loan and brutally extort your neighbors. You have forgotten Me.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.
returning what has been placed as collateral for a loan, paying back what he has taken, following the regulations that promote life, and committing no iniquity, he will certainly live, and not die.
Then the master of that slave had compassion, released him, and forgave him the loan.