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Leviticus 25:36
36Do not profit or take interest from him, but fear your God and let your brother live among you.
Leviticus 25:36 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
- New International Version (NIV)Do not take interest or any profit from them, but fear your God, so that they may continue to live among you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your God, that your brother may live beside you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Take no usury or interest from him; but fear your God, that your brother may live with you.
Context of Leviticus 25:36
34The open pastureland around their cities may not be sold, for it is their permanent possession. 35“If your brother becomes destitute and cannot sustain himself among you, you are to support him as an alien or temporary resident, so that he can continue to live among you. Do not profit or take interest from him, but fear your God and let your brother live among you. 37You are not to lend him your silver with interest or sell him your food for profit. 38I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.
Read all of Leviticus 25Leviticus 25:36 word by word
אַל־תִּקַּ֤ח מֵֽאִתּוֹ֙ נֶ֣שֶׁךְ וְתַרְבִּ֔ית וְיָרֵ֖אתָ מֵֽאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ וְחֵ֥י אָחִ֖יךָ עִמָּֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Leviticus 25:36
- Exodus 22:25“If you lend silver to my people, to the poor person among you, you must not be like a creditor to him; you must not charge him interest.
- Deuteronomy 23:19“Do not charge your brother interest on silver, food, or anything that can earn interest.
- Nehemiah 5:7After seriously considering the matter, I accused the nobles and officials, saying to them, “Each of you is charging his countrymen interest.” So I called a large assembly against them
- Psalms 15:5who does not lend his silver at interest or take a bribe against the innocent — the one who does these things will never be shaken.
- Proverbs 28:8Whoever increases his wealth through excessive interest collects it for one who is kind to the poor.
- Ezekiel 18:8He doesn’t lend at interest or for profit but keeps his hand from injustice and carries out true justice between men.
- Ezekiel 22:12People who live in you accept bribes in order to shed blood. You take interest and profit on a loan and brutally extort your neighbors. You have forgotten me. This is the declaration of the Lord God.
- Leviticus 25:17You are not to cheat one another, but fear your God, for I am the Lord your God.
- Nehemiah 5:9Then I said, “What you are doing isn’t right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God and not invite the reproach of our foreign enemies?
Commentaries on Leviticus 25:36
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36Take thou no usury of him - Usury, at present, signifies unlawful interest for money. Properly, it means the reward or compensation given for the use of a thing, but is principally spoken of money. For the definition of the original term, See the note on Exodus 22:25.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 35-38Verses 35-38 Poverty and decay are great grievances, and very common; the poor ye have always with you. Thou shalt relieve him; by sympathy, pitying the poor; by service, doing for them; and by supply, giving to them according to their necessity, and thine ability. Poor debtors must not be oppressed. Observe the arguments here used against extortion: "Fear thy God." Relieve the poor, "that they may live with thee;" for they may be serviceable to thee. The…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 36-37The purpose of a loan was to help a poor person financially recover, not to profit from their vulnerability. Israelites could not charge interest on loans to Israelites. But Israelites could charge interest on loans to foreigners (Deuteronomy 23:19–20).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 35-3835-38. if thy brother be waxen poor, ... relieve him--This was a most benevolent provision for the poor and unfortunate, designed to aid them or alleviate the evils of their condition. Whether a native Israelite or a mere sojourner, his richer neighbor was required to give him food, lodging, and a supply of money without usury. Usury was severely condemned (Psa 15:5; Eze 18:8, 17), but the prohibition cannot be considered as applicable to the modern…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Leviticus 25
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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