Deuteronomy 23:20
To a foreigner thou may lend upon interest, but to thy brother thou shall not lend upon interest, that LORD thy God may bless thee in all that thou put thy hand to, in the land where thou go in to possess it.
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Exodus 22:24and my wrath shall grow hot, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall be widows, and your sons fatherless.
Deuteronomy 14:21Ye shall not eat of anything that dies of itself. Thou may give it to the sojourner who is within thy gates, that he may eat it, or thou may sell it to a foreigner, for thou are a holy people to LORD thy God. Thou shall not boil a
Deuteronomy 15:10Thou shall surely give him, and thy heart shall not be grieved when thou give to him, because for this thing LORD thy God will bless thee in all thy work, and in all that thou put thy hand to.
Psalms 15:5he who puts not his money out to interest, nor takes a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.
Isaiah 1:19If ye are willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land.
Luke 14:14and thou will be blessed, because they do not have to recompense thee, for it will be recompensed to thee at the resurrection of the righteous.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 23:16-25
Protection of Fugitives; The Law Concerning Usury. ( b. c. 1451.) 15 Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee: 16 He shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best: thou shalt not oppress him. 17 There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel. 18 Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the Lord thy God for… Read the whole commentary →