Verse 6

No man shall take{H2254} the nether{H7347} or the upper millstone{H7393} to pledge{H2254}{(H8799)}: for he taketh{H2254} a man's life{H5315} to pledge{H2254}{(H8802)}.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 20:19 : 19 When thou shalt besiege{H6696}{(H8799)} a city{H5892} a long{H7227} time{H3117}, in making war{H3898}{(H8736)} against it to take{H8610}{(H8800)} it, thou shalt not destroy{H7843}{(H8686)} the trees{H6086} thereof by forcing{H5080}{(H8800)} an axe{H1631} against them: for thou mayest eat{H398}{(H8799)} of them, and thou shalt not cut them down{H3772}{(H8799)}(for the tree{H6086} of the field{H7704} is man's{H120} life) to employ{H935}{(H8800)} them in the siege{H6440}{H4692}:
• Luke 12:15 : 15 And{G1161} he said{G2036}{(G5627)} unto{G4314} them{G846}, Take heed{G3708}{(G5720)}, and{G2532} beware{G5442}{(G5732)} of{G575} covetousness{G4124}: for{G3754} a man's{G5100}{G846} life{G2222} consisteth{G2076}{(G5748)} not{G3756} in{G1722} the abundance{G4052}{(G5721)} of{G1537} the things which he{G846} possesseth{G5224}{(G5723)}.
• Rev 18:22 : 22 And{G2532} the voice{G5456} of harpers{G2790}, and{G2532} musicians{G3451}, and{G2532} of pipers{G834}, and{G2532} trumpeters{G4538}, shall be heard{G191}{(G5686)} no more{G3364} at all{G2089} in{G1722} thee{G4671}; and{G2532} no{G3364}{G3956} craftsman{G5079}, of whatsoever{G3956} craft{G5078} he be, shall be found{G2147}{(G5686)} any more{G2089} in{G1722} thee{G4671}; and{G2532} the sound{G5456} of a millstone{G3458} shall be heard{G191}{(G5686)} no more{G3364} at all{G2089} in{G1722} thee{G4671};
• Gen 44:30 : 30 Now therefore when I come{H935}{(H8800)} to thy servant{H5650} my father{H1}, and the lad{H5288} be not with us; seeing that his life{H5315} is bound up{H7194}{(H8803)} in the lad's life{H5315};
• Exod 22:26-27 : 26 If thou at all{H2254}{(H8800)} take{H2254} thy neighbour's{H7453} raiment{H8008} to pledge{H2254}{(H8799)}, thou shalt deliver{H7725}{(H8686)} it unto him by{H5704} that the sun{H8121} goeth down{H935}{(H8800)}: 27 For that is his covering{H3682} only, it is his raiment{H8071} for his skin{H5785}: wherein shall he sleep{H7901}{(H8799)}? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth{H6817}{(H8799)} unto me, that I will hear{H8085}{(H8804)}; for I am gracious{H2587}.