Exodus 22:24
If thou lend kesef to any of My people that is poor among thee, thou shalt not be to him as a nosheh (a usurer), neither shalt thou lay upon him neshekh (usury, interest).
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Leviticus 25:35And if thy brother become poor, and his hand fails with thee; then thou shalt strengthen him; yea, though he be a ger, or a toshav; that he may live among thee.
Deuteronomy 23:20Thou shalt not lend upon neshekh (interest) to thy brother; neshekh of kesef, neshekh of okhel, neshekh of any thing that is lent upon neshekh;
Nehemiah 5:7Then I consulted my own thoughts, and I rebuked the Nobles, + 5:7 See 3:5 and the officials, and said unto them, Ye exact massa (usury), + 5:7 i.e., seizing what is pledged against debts, whether people, land, or property every one from his brother. And I called a kehillah gedolah against them.
Job 31:23For destruction from El was a pachad to me, 1 and by reason of His majesty I could not endure. 1
Psalms 69:24Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; 1 and make their loins shake tamid. 1
Psalms 78:63The eish consumed their bochurim; 1 and their betulot had no wedding celebration. 1
Matthew Henry on Exodus 22:17-25
16 And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife. 17 If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins. 18 Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. 19 Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death. 20 He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the Lord only, he shall be utterly destroyed. 21 Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. 22… Read the whole commentary →