Deuteronomy 23:20
but only to a foreigner. For you shall lend to your brother whatever he needs without interest, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all your works in the land, which you shall enter so as to possess it.
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In The King James Version
In Context
19You shall not lend money, or grain, or anything else at all, to your brother at interest,
Cross References
Exodus 22:24And my fury will be enraged, and I will strike you down with the sword. And your wives will become widows, and your sons will become orphans.
Deuteronomy 14:21But whatever has died of itself, you shall not eat from it. Give it to the sojourner, who is within your gates, so that he may eat, or sell it to him. For you are the holy people of the Lord your God. You shall not boil a young goat in the milk of his mother.
Deuteronomy 15:10Instead, you shall give to him. Neither shall you do anything craftily while assisting him in his needs, so that the Lord your God may bless you, at all times and in all things to which you will put your hand.
Psalms 15:5The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and my cup. It is you who will restore my inheritance to me.
Isaiah 1:19If you are willing, and you listen to me, then you will eat the good things of the land.
Luke 14:14And you will be blessed because they do not have a way to repay you. So then, your recompense will be in the resurrection of the just.”
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 →