Deuteronomy 15:2
This is the way it will work: If you provided a loan to someone you must cancel it. You are not allowed to collect anything from another Israelite, because the Lord's time of debt cancelation has been announced.
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In Context
1You are to cancel debts at the end of every seven years.
Cross References
Nehemiah 5:10I, as well as my brothers and my men have been have been lending the people money and food. Please, let's stop this business of charging interest!
Amos 8:4Listen to this, you who trample down the needy, and wipe out the poor of the land.
Matthew 6:14For if you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
Luke 6:34If you lend money expecting to be repaid, why should you deserve any credit for that? Sinners lend money to other sinners as well, expecting to be repaid what they loaned.
James 2:13Anyone who doesn't show mercy will be judged without mercy. Yet mercy wins out over judgment!
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 15:2-12
The Year of Release. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release. 2 And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the Lord 's release. 3 Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release; 4 Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the Lord shall greatly bless thee in the land… Read the whole commentary →