Nehemiah 5:9

Also I said, The thing that ye do is not good. Ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies?

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?

In Context

8And I said to them, According to our ability we have redeemed our brothers the Jews, who were sold to the nations, and would ye even sell your brothers, and should they be sold to us? Then they were silent, and found not a word.

10And I likewise, my brothers and my servants, lend them money and grain. I pray you, let us leave off this usury.

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Cross References

Genesis 20:11And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.

Leviticus 25:36Take thou no interest from him or increase, but fear thy God, that thy brother may live with thee.

2 Samuel 12:14However, because by this deed thou have given great occasion to the enemies of LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born to thee shall surely die.

Nehemiah 5:15But the former governors who were before me charged the people, and took bread and wine from them, besides forty shekels of silver. Yes, even their servants bore rule over the people. But I did not so, because of the fear of God.

Proverbs 17:26Also to punish a righteous man is not good, [nor] to smite nobles for uprightness.

Proverbs 19:2Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good. And he who hastens with his feet sins.

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 5:7-14

Grievances of the Poor Redressed. ( b. c. 445.) 6 And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words. 7 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. 8 And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing… Read the whole commentary →

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