Leviticus 25:36

Thou shalt not take from him any usuries, nor interest (increase), but shalt fear thy God, and let thy brother live with thee.

Targum Onkelos

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

35And if thy brother hath become poor, and his band waver with thee, then thou shalt strengthen him, and he shall be a guest and a sojourner with thee.

37Thou shalt not give him thy money for usury, nor thy food for increase.

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Cross References

Exodus 22:24If thou lend money to My people, to the poor who is with thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou inflict an injury upon him.

Leviticus 25:17And you shall not impose, a man upon his neighbour; but thou shalt fear thy God, for I am the Lord your God.

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 →

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