Leviticus 25:36
Take thou no interest of him or increase; but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
In Context
37Thou shalt not give him thy money upon interest, nor give him thy victuals for increase.
Cross References
Exodus 22:24(22-23) My wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
Leviticus 25:17And ye shall not wrong one another; but thou shalt fear thy God; for I am the LORD your God.
Nehemiah 5:3Some also there were that said: 'We are mortgaging our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses; let us get corn, because of the dearth.'
Nehemiah 5:15But the former governors that were before me laid burdens upon the people, and took of them for bread and wine above forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants lorded over the people; but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
Proverbs 28:8He that augmenteth his substance by interest and increase, gathereth it for him that is gracious to the poor.
Ezekiel 18:13hath given forth upon interest, and hath taken increase; shall he then live? he shall not live — he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely be put to death, his blood shall be upon him.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 25:24-39
23 The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me. 24 And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land. 25 If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold. 26 And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it; 27 Then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto… Read the whole commentary →