Leviticus 25:36

American Standard Version (1901)

Take thou no interest of him or increase, but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 22:25 : 25 If thou lend money to any of my people with thee that is poor, thou shalt not be to him as a creditor; neither shall ye lay upon him interest.
  • Deut 23:19-20 : 19 Thou shalt not lend upon interest to thy brother; interest of money, interest of victuals, interest of anything that is lent upon interest: 20 unto a foreigner thou mayest lend upon interest; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon interest, that Jehovah thy God may bless thee in all that thou puttest thy hand unto, in the land whither thou goest in to possess it.
  • Ezek 18:8 : 8 he that hath not given forth upon interest, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true justice between man and man,
  • Ezek 18:13 : 13 hath 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 die; his blood shall be upon him.
  • Ezek 18:17 : 17 that hath withdrawn his hand from the poor, that hath not received interest nor increase, hath executed mine ordinances, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.
  • Lev 25:17 : 17 And ye shall not wrong one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am Jehovah your God.
  • Ezek 22:12 : 12 In thee have they taken bribes to shed blood; thou hast taken interest and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbors by oppression, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord Jehovah.
  • Neh 5:7-9 : 7 Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the nobles and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I held a great assembly against them. 8 And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, that were sold unto the nations; and would ye even sell your brethren, and should they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found never a word. 9 Also I said, The thing that ye do is not good: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies? 10 And I likewise, my brethren and my servants, do lend them money and grain. I pray you, let us leave off this usury.
  • Neh 5:15 : 15 But the former governors that were before me were chargeable unto the people, and took of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
  • Ps 15:5 : 5 He that putteth not out his money to interest, Nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
  • Prov 28:8 : 8 He that augmenteth his substance by interest and increase, Gathereth it for him that hath pity on the poor.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Lev 25:37-40
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    88%

    37Thou shalt not give him thy money upon interest, nor give him thy victuals for increase.

    38I am Jehovah your God, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, [and] to be your God.

    39And if thy brother be waxed poor with thee, and sell himself unto thee; thou shalt not make him to serve as a bond-servant.

    40As a hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee; he shall serve with thee unto the year of jubilee:

  • Deut 23:19-20
    2 verses
    84%

    19Thou shalt not lend upon interest to thy brother; interest of money, interest of victuals, interest of anything that is lent upon interest:

    20unto a foreigner thou mayest lend upon interest; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon interest, that Jehovah thy God may bless thee in all that thou puttest thy hand unto, in the land whither thou goest in to possess it.

  • Exod 22:25-26
    2 verses
    83%

    25If thou lend money to any of my people with thee that is poor, thou shalt not be to him as a creditor; neither shall ye lay upon him interest.

    26If thou at all take thy neighbor's garment to pledge, thou shalt restore it unto him before the sun goeth down:

  • Lev 25:35
    83%

    35And if thy brother be waxed poor, and his hand fail with thee; then thou shalt uphold him: [as] a stranger and a sojourner shall he live with thee.

  • Deut 15:2-4
    3 verses
    76%

    2And this is the manner of the release: every creditor shall release that which he hath lent unto his neighbor; he shall not exact it of his neighbor and his brother; because Jehovah's release hath been proclaimed.

    3Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it: but whatsoever of thine is with thy brother thy hand shall release.

    4Howbeit there shall be no poor with thee; (for Jehovah will surely bless thee in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it;)

  • Deut 24:10-12
    3 verses
    75%

    10When thou dost lend thy neighbor any manner of loan, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge.

    11Thou shalt stand without, and the man to whom thou dost lend shall bring forth the pledge without unto thee.

    12And if he be a poor man, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge;

  • Deut 15:6-13
    8 verses
    75%

    6For Jehovah thy God will bless thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt rule over many nations, but they shall not rule over thee.

    7If there be with thee a poor man, one of thy brethren, within any of thy gates in thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy poor brother;

    8but thou shalt surely open thy hand unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need [in that] which he wanteth.

    9Beware that there be not a base thought in thy heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou give him nought; and he cry unto Jehovah against thee, and it be sin unto thee.

    10Thou shalt surely give him, and thy heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him; because that for this thing Jehovah thy God will bless thee in all thy work, and in all that thou puttest thy hand unto.

    11For the poor will never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt surely open thy hand unto thy brother, to thy needy, and to thy poor, in thy land.

    12If thy brother, a Hebrew man, or a Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.

    13And when thou lettest him go free from thee, thou shalt not let him go empty:

  • Neh 5:10
    74%

    10And I likewise, my brethren and my servants, do lend them money and grain. I pray you, let us leave off this usury.

  • Ezek 18:8
    74%

    8he that hath not given forth upon interest, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true justice between man and man,

  • Lev 25:17
    74%

    17And ye shall not wrong one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am Jehovah your God.

  • Lev 25:47
    74%

    47And if a stranger or sojourner with thee be waxed rich, and thy brother be waxed poor beside him, and sell himself unto the stranger [or] sojourner with thee, or to the stock of the stranger's family;

  • Ezek 18:13
    73%

    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 die; his blood shall be upon him.

  • Deut 24:14
    73%

    14Thou shalt not oppress a hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy sojourners that are in thy land within thy gates:

  • Lev 25:43
    72%

    43Thou shalt not rule over him with rigor, but shalt fear thy God.

  • Lev 25:14
    72%

    14And if thou sell aught unto thy neighbor, or buy of thy neighbor's hand, ye shall not wrong one another.

  • Prov 22:26-27
    2 verses
    72%

    26Be thou not one of them that strike hands, [Or] of them that are sureties for debts.

    27If thou hast not wherewith to pay, Why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

  • Deut 22:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely bring them again unto thy brother.

    2And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it home to thy house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it to him.

  • Lev 25:25
    71%

    25If thy brother be waxed poor, and sell some of his possession, then shall his kinsman that is next unto him come, and shall redeem that which his brother hath sold.

  • Ezek 18:17
    71%

    17that hath withdrawn his hand from the poor, that hath not received interest nor increase, hath executed mine ordinances, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.

  • Deut 14:27
    70%

    27And the Levite that is within thy gates, thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no portion nor inheritance with thee.

  • Deut 24:6
    70%

    6No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone to pledge; for he taketh [a man's] life to pledge.

  • Lev 19:33
    69%

    33And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not do him wrong.

  • Deut 23:7
    69%

    7Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian, because thou wast a sojourner in his land.

  • Ps 15:5
    69%

    5He that putteth not out his money to interest, Nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.

  • Job 22:6
    69%

    6For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, And stripped the naked of their clothing.

  • Ezek 22:12
    69%

    12In thee have they taken bribes to shed blood; thou hast taken interest and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbors by oppression, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord Jehovah.

  • Deut 25:5
    69%

    5If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no son, the wife of the dead shall not be married without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her.

  • Deut 22:4
    69%

    4Thou shalt not see thy brother's ass or his ox fallen down by the way, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely help him to lift them up again.

  • Prov 28:8
    69%

    8He that augmenteth his substance by interest and increase, Gathereth it for him that hath pity on the poor.

  • Deut 12:19
    68%

    19Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest in thy land.

  • Zech 7:10
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    10and oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the sojourner, nor the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.

  • Lev 19:17
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    17Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.