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 are cruel to them, I will hear them when they call out to me for help. 24I will be very angry with you. I will kill you in war. Your wives will become widows. Your children will no longer have any family. You may lend money to any of my people who need help. But do not ask them to pay back more money than you have lent to them. That is what traders in money do. 26You may take someone's coat as a guarantee that he will pay you back. But you must always return his coat to him before sunset. 27He needs his coat to keep him warm at night. It is the only warm thing that he has to sleep in. If you keep his coat, I will hear him when he calls out to me for help. And I will help him, because I am very kind to people.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• If thou lendלָוָהlâvâh · to borrowH3867
• moneyכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• poorעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041
• by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurerנָשָׁהnâshâh · to lendH5383
• neither shalt thou layשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: takeH7760
• upon him usuryנֶ֫שֶׁךְneshek · interestH5392

Cross-references for Exodus 22:25

• Leviticus 25:35An Israelite may become poor. He may not be able to feed his family. You must help him. You would help a visitor or a foreigner in the same way. You must help the man so that he can continue to live among you.
• Deuteronomy 23:19You may lend money or food or anything else to another Israelite. But do not ask him to give you back more than you lent to him.
• 2 Kings 4:1There was a woman whose husband belonged to the group of prophets. When her husband died, she called out to Elisha for help. She said, ‘Your servant, my husband, is dead. He served the Lord faithfully. My husband was in debt to a certain man. Now that man wants to take my two children to be his slaves.’
• Nehemiah 5:2Many of them said, ‘We are big families, with many sons and daughters. We need to have food to eat so that we can stay alive.’
• Psalms 15:5He lends his money to help other people, and he does not ask for more money in return. He does not accept a bribe, to speak against people who have done nothing wrong. People who live in this way will always be safe.
• Proverbs 28:8If you make people pay more when you lend money to them, you may become rich. But someone else will enjoy your riches. They will go to someone who is kind to poor people.
• Jeremiah 15:10‘This is terrible for me! I am sorry, mother, that you gave birth to me. I cause trouble and arguments wherever I go in the land. I never lend money to people, and I do not ask them to lend money to me. But everyone curses me anyway.’
• Ezekiel 18:8He does not lend money to someone and then ask to receive more money back. He refuses to do anything that is wrong. He helps people in a way that is right and fair.
• Matthew 25:27So you should have put the money into a bank. Then, when I came home, I could have received my money back from the bank, with extra money.”
• Luke 19:23Then you should have put my money into the bank. When I came home, I would have received my money back, with extra money.”

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