Verse 14

If the owner is with the animal, the borrower does not need to pay. If it was rented, the payment covers the loss.

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 21:34 : 34 the owner of the pit must pay compensation; he must pay the owner of the animal, and the dead animal will become his.
  • Exod 22:11 : 11 But if the animal was stolen from the neighbor, restitution must be made to the owner.
  • Lev 24:18 : 18 Whoever kills an animal must make restitution—life for life.
  • Deut 15:2 : 2 This is the manner of the release: Every creditor shall release what they have lent to their neighbor. They shall not demand payment from their neighbor or their relative, because the Lord’s release has been proclaimed.
  • Deut 23:19-20 : 19 Do not bring the wages of a prostitute or the price of a dog into the house of the LORD your God to fulfill any vow, for both are detestable to the LORD your God. 20 Do not charge interest to your fellow Israelite—whether on money, food, or anything that may earn interest.
  • Neh 5:4 : 4 Still others were saying, 'We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards.'
  • Ps 37:21 : 21 The wicked person borrows and does not repay, but the righteous is gracious and gives.
  • Matt 5:42 : 42 Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
  • Luke 6:35 : 35 But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend without expecting anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.