Leviticus 25:36
Take no interest from him or profit; but fear your God, that your brother may live amongst you.
World English Bible British
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
37You shall not lend him your money at interest, nor give him your food for profit.
Cross References
Exodus 22:24and my wrath will grow hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
Leviticus 25:17You shall not wrong one another, but you shall fear your God; for I am the LORD your God.
Nehemiah 5:3There were also some who said, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our houses. Let us get grain, because of the famine.”
Nehemiah 5:15But the former governors who were before me were supported by the people, and took bread and wine from them, plus forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants ruled over the people, but I didn’t do so, because of the fear of God.
Proverbs 28:8He who increases his wealth by excessive interest gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.
Ezekiel 18:13has lent with interest, and has taken increase from the poor, shall he then live? He shall not live. He has done all these abominations. He shall surely die. His blood will be on 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 →