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Exodus 22:25
“ If you lend silver to my people, to the poor person among you, you must not be like a creditor to him; you must not charge him interest.
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Deuteronomy 23:19-20
“ Do not charge your brother interest on silver, food, or anything that can earn interest.You may charge a foreigner interest, but you must not charge your brother Israelite interest, so that the LORD your God may bless you in everything you do in the land you are entering to possess.
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Leviticus 25:17
You are not to cheat one another, but fear your God, for I am the LORD your God.
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Ezekiel 18:13
and lends at interest or for profit, will he live? He will not live! Since he has committed all these detestable acts, he will certainly die. His death will be his own fault.
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Ezekiel 18:8
He doesn’t lend at interest or for profit but keeps his hand from injustice and carries out true justice between men.
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Ezekiel 18:17
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.
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Ezekiel 22:12
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.
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Proverbs 28:8
Whoever increases his wealth through excessive interest collects it for one who is kind to the poor.
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Nehemiah 5:15
The governors who preceded me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them food and wine as well as a pound of silver. Their subordinates also oppressed the people, but because of the fear of God, I didn’t do this.
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Psalms 15:5
who does not lend his silver at interest or take a bribe against the innocent— the one who does these things will never be shaken.
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Nehemiah 5:7-10
After seriously considering the matter, I accused the nobles and officials, saying to them,“ Each of you is charging his countrymen interest.” So I called a large assembly against themand said,“ We have done our best to buy back our Jewish countrymen who were sold to foreigners, but now you sell your own countrymen, and we have to buy them back.” They remained silent and could not say a word.Then I said,“ What you are doing isn’t right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God and not invite the reproach of our foreign enemies?Even I, as well as my brothers and my servants, have been lending them money and grain. Please, let’s stop charging this interest.