Exodus 22:25
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If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor, that dwelleth with thee, thou shalt not be hard upon them as an extortioner, nor oppress them with usuries.

Leviticus 25:35-37 If thy brother be impoverished, and weak of hand, and thou receive him as a stranger and sojourner, and he live with thee: . . .

Deuteronomy 23:19,20 Thou shalt not lend to thy brother money to usury, nor corn, nor any other thing: . . .

2 Kings 4:1,7 Now a certain woman of the wives of the prophets, cried to Eliseus, saying: Thy servant, my husband, is dead, and thou knowest that thy servant was one that feared God, and behold the creditor is come to take away my two sons to serve him. . . .

Nehemiah 5:2-5,7,10,11 And there were some that said: Our sons and our daughters are very many: let us take up corn for the price of them, and let us eat and live. . . .

Psalm 15:5 He that hath not put out his money to usury, nor taken bribes against the innocent: He that doth these things, shall not be moved for ever.

Proverbs 28:8 He that heapeth together riches by usury and loan, gathereth them for him that will be bountiful to the poor.

Jeremiah 15:10 Woe is me, my mother: why hast thou borne me a man of strife, a man of contention to all the earth? I have not lent on usury, neither hath any man lent to me on usury: yet all curse me.

Ezekiel 18:8,17 Hath not lent upon usury, nor taken any increase: hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, and hath executed true judgment between man and man: . . .

Matthew 25:27 Thou oughtest therefore to have committed my money to the bankers: and at my coming I should have received my own with usury.

Luke 19:23 And why then didst thou not give my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have exacted it with usury?

Context
Laws of Social Responsibility
24And my rage shall be enkindled, and I will strike you with the sword, and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. 25If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor, that dwelleth with thee, thou shalt not be hard upon them as an extortioner, nor oppress them with usuries.26If thou take of thy neighbour a garment in pledge, thou shalt give it him again before sunset.…
Cross References
Leviticus 25:35
If thy brother be impoverished, and weak of hand, and thou receive him as a stranger and sojourner, and he live with thee:

Leviticus 25:36
Take not usury of him nor more than thou gavest. Fear thy God, that thy brother may live with thee.

Deuteronomy 15:7
If one of thy brethren that dwelleth within thy gates of thy city in the land which the Lord thy God will give thee, come to poverty: thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor close thy hand,

Deuteronomy 23:19
Thou shalt not lend to thy brother money to usury, nor corn, nor any other thing:

Deuteronomy 23:20
But to the stranger. To thy brother thou shalt lend that which he wanteth, without usury: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all thy works in the land, which thou shalt go in to possess.

Nehemiah 5:7
And my heart thought with myself: and I rebuked the nobles and magistrates, and said to them: Do you every one exact usury of your brethren? And I gathered together a great assembly against them,

Psalm 15:5
He that hath not put out his money to usury, nor taken bribes against the innocent: He that doth these things, shall not be moved for ever.

Proverbs 28:8
He that heapeth together riches by usury and loan, gathereth them for him that will be bountiful to the poor.

Jeremiah 15:10
Woe is me, my mother: why hast thou borne me a man of strife, a man of contention to all the earth? I have not lent on usury, neither hath any man lent to me on usury: yet all curse me.

Ezekiel 18:8
Hath not lent upon usury, nor taken any increase: hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, and hath executed true judgment between man and man:

Ezekiel 18:13
That giveth upon usury, and that taketh an increase: shall such a one live? he shall not live. Seeing he hath done all these detestable things, he shall surely die, his blood shall be upon him.

Lexicon
If
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

you lend
תַּלְוֶ֣ה (tal·weh)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3867: To twine, to unite, to remain, to borrow, to lend

money
כֶּ֣סֶף ׀ (ke·sep̄)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3701: Silver, money

to [one of] my people
עַמִּ֗י (‘am·mî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

among you
עִמָּ֔ךְ (‘im·māḵ)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5973: With, equally with

[who is] poor,
הֶֽעָנִי֙ (he·‘ā·nî)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6041: Poor, afflicted, humble

you must not
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

act
תִהְיֶ֥ה (ṯih·yeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

as a creditor
כְּנֹשֶׁ֑ה (kə·nō·šeh)
Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5383: To lend, borrow on security, interest

to him;
ל֖וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

you are not to charge
תְשִׂימ֥וּן (ṯə·śî·mūn)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun
Strong's Hebrew 7760: Put -- to put, place, set

him
עָלָ֖יו (‘ā·lāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

any interest.
נֶֽשֶׁךְ׃ (ne·šeḵ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5392: Interest on a, debt


Additional Translations
If you lend money to one of My people among you who is poor, you must not act as a creditor to him; you are not to charge him any interest.If you lend money to any of my people that is poor by you, you shall not be to him as an usurer, neither shall you lay on him usury.

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.

And if thou shouldest lend money to thy poor brother who is by thee, thou shalt not be hard upon him thou shalt not exact usury of him.

if thou lend money to my people, the poor with thee,thou shalt not be to him as a usurer: ye shall charge him no interest.

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 usury.

If thou shalt lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as a usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.

"If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be to him as a creditor; neither shall you charge him interest.

'If thou dost lend My poor people with thee money, thou art not to him as a usurer; thou dost not lay on him usury;
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