17 occurrences

'Usury' in the Bible

If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.

Verse ConceptsCreditCreditorsInterestLendingMoney, Stewardship OfMoney, Uses OfCapitalismBankslent

Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.

Verse ConceptsReverence, And Social BehaviourFear God!lent

Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.

Verse ConceptsProfitslent

Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury:

Verse ConceptsBanksInterestLendingFamily Conflictlent

Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it.

Verse ConceptsBankruptcyForeignersInterestStrangersLaws Restricting Foreigners

Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them.

Verse ConceptsMind, The HumanCovetousness, Example Of

I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.

Verse Conceptslent

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

Verse ConceptsCreditAcceptance Of BribesInterestLendingMoney, Stewardship OfImmovable SaintsNot MovedAvoiding BribesBriberyMoney Blessingslent

And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.

Verse ConceptsPriests, Institution In Ot TimesServants Of PeopleLike People In CharacterLending And Borrowingservanthoodmistresspriests

Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me.

Verse ConceptsdoubtersHealthInterestLonelinessSadnessSelf PitySuicideCynicismNever Being BornRegretting BirthBorrowingLending And BorrowingUngodly CursingFighting One AnotherConflictlent

He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man,

Verse ConceptsExcessGreed, Believers' Response ToInterestLending

Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.

Verse ConceptsInterest

That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.

Verse ConceptsSins Of The FathersIf You Keep The Commandments

In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD.

Verse ConceptsFraudCreditCovenant breakersExcessGreed, Condemnation OfInjustice, Nature And Source OfInterestMoney, Stewardship OfBusiness EthicsCovetousness, Results InExtortionSheddingKilling The InnocentOppressors

Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.

Verse ConceptsCreditTalentsDepositsInterestMoney, Stewardship OfMoney, Uses OfPossessingBanksGifts And Talentsinvestinglent

Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?

Verse ConceptsCreditBanksDepositsInterestMoney, Stewardship OfMoney, Uses Of

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Usury (20 instances)

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