Exodus 22:25

Exodus 22:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.
• New International Version (NIV)“If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not treat it like a business deal; charge no interest.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be like a moneylender to him, and you shall not exact interest from him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“If you lend money to any of My people who are poor among you, you shall not be like a moneylender to him; you shall not charge him interest.

Context of Exodus 22:25

23If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry. 24My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword; then your wives will become widows and your children will be fatherless. 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 interest. 26If you take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral, return it to him by sunset, 27because his cloak is the only covering he has for his body. What else will he sleep in? And if he cries out to Me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.

Exodus 22:25 word by word

אִם־כֶּ֣סֶף׀ תַּלְוֶ֣ה אֶת־עַמִּ֗י אֶת־הֶֽעָנִי֙ עִמָּ֔ךְ לֹא־תִהְיֶ֥ה ל֖וֹ כְּנֹשֶׁ֑ה לֹֽא־תְשִׂימ֥וּן עָלָ֖יו נֶֽשֶׁךְ׃Read the interlinear

• Ifאִם'im · ifH518
• you lendלָוָהlâvâh · to borrowH3867
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• moneyכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• to one of My peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• among youעִם‛im · withH5973
• poorעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041
• you must notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• actהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• as a creditorנָשָׁהnâshâh · to lendH5383
• you are not to chargeשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: takeH7760
• himעַל‛al · uponH5921
• interestנֶ֫שֶׁךְneshek · interestH5392

Cross-references for Exodus 22:25

• Leviticus 25:35Now if your countryman becomes destitute and cannot support himself among you, then you are to help him as you would a foreigner or stranger, so that he can continue to live among you.
• Deuteronomy 23:19Do not charge your brother interest on money, food, or any other type of loan.
• 2 Kings 4:1Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!”
• Nehemiah 5:2Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous. We must get grain in order to eat and stay alive.”
• Psalms 15:5who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.
• Proverbs 28:8He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.
• Jeremiah 15:10Woe to me, my mother, that you have borne me, a man of strife and conflict in all the land. I have neither lent nor borrowed, yet everyone curses me.
• Ezekiel 18:8He does not engage in usury or take excess interest, but he withholds his hand from iniquity and executes true justice between men.
• Matthew 25:27Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received it back with interest.
• Luke 19:23Why then did you not deposit my money in the bank, and upon my return I could have collected it with interest?’

Commentaries on Exodus 22:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25Neither shalt thou lay upon him usury - נשך neshech, from nashach, to bite, cut, or pierce with the teeth; biting usury. So the Latins call it usura vorax, devouring usury. "The increase of usury is called נשך neshech, because it resembles the biting of a serpent; for as this is so small as scarcely to be perceptible at first, but the venom soon spreads and diffuses itself till it reaches the vitals, so the increase of usury, which at first is not…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25See the notes at Leviticus 25:35-43; compare Deuteronomy 23:19.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-27Although interest could not be charged on a loan to another Israelite, collateral (or security) could be required. However, even the security had to be handled in a humane way. The requirements of the covenant reflected the character of God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-311-4. If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep--The law respects the theft of cattle which constituted the chief part of their property. The penalty for the theft of a sheep which was slain or sold, was fourfold; for an ox fivefold, because of its greater utility in labor; but, should the stolen animal have been recovered alive, a double compensation was all that was required, because it was presumable he (the thief) was not a practised adept in dishonesty…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 22:25

• Creditor
• Debt
• Interest
• Lending
• Money
• Poor
• Usury

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Commentaries on Exodus 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings