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 thou afflict him in any way, if he cry at all unto me, I will certainly hear his cry; 24and my anger shall burn, and I will slay you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. — 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. 26— If thou at all take thy neighbour's garment in pledge, thou shalt return it to him before the sun goes down; 27for that is his only covering, his garment for his skin: on what shall he lie down? And it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.

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

Cross-references for Exodus 22:25

• Leviticus 25:35And if thy brother grow poor, and he be fallen into decay beside thee, then thou shalt relieve him, [be he] stranger or sojourner, that he may live beside thee.
• Deuteronomy 23:19Thou shalt take no interest of thy brother, interest of money, interest of victuals, interest of anything that can be lent upon interest:
• 2 Kings 4:1And a woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried to Elisha saying, Thy servant my husband is dead, and thou knowest that thy servant feared Jehovah; and the creditor is come to take my two children to be bondmen.
• Nehemiah 5:2And there were that said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many, and we must procure corn that we may eat and live.
• Psalms 15:5[He that] putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these [things] shall never be moved.
• Proverbs 28:8He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance gathereth it for him that is gracious to the poor.
• Jeremiah 15:10Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole land! I have not lent on usury, nor have they lent to me on usury; [yet] every one of them doth curse me.
• Ezekiel 18:8he hath not given forth upon usury, nor taken increase; he hath withdrawn his hand from unrighteousness, hath executed true judgment between man and man,
• Matthew 25:27thou oughtest then to have put my money to the money-changers, and when I came I should have got what is mine with interest.
• Luke 19:23And why didst thou not give my money to [the] bank; and I should have received it, at my coming, 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