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Leviticus 25:36
36Don’t collect interest or make any profit from him. Fear your God by respecting other Israelites’ lives.
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
34But a field that belongs to their cities must not be sold, because it is their permanent property. 35“If an Israelite becomes poor and cannot support himself, help him. He must live with you as a stranger without a permanent home. Don’t collect interest or make any profit from him. Fear your God by respecting other Israelites’ lives. 37Never collect any kind of interest on your money or on the food you give them. 38I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt to give you 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 money to my people—to any poor person among you—never act like a moneylender. Charge no interest.
- Deuteronomy 23:19Never charge another Israelite any interest on money, food, or anything else that is borrowed.
- Nehemiah 5:7After thinking it over, I confronted the nobles and the leaders. I told them, “You are charging interest on loans made to your own relatives.” I arranged for a large meeting to deal with them.
- Psalms 15:5The one who does not collect interest on a loan or take a bribe against an innocent person. Whoever does these things will never be shaken.
- Proverbs 28:8Whoever becomes wealthy through ⌞unfair⌟ loans and interest collects them for the one who is kind to the poor.
- Ezekiel 18:8He doesn’t lend money for interest or make an excessive profit. He refuses to do evil things, and he judges everyone fairly.
- Ezekiel 22:12Other people take bribes to murder people. You collect interest and make excessive profits. You make profits by mistreating your neighbors. You have forgotten me, declares the Almighty Lord.
- Leviticus 25:17Never take advantage of each other. Fear your God, because I am the Lord your God.
- Nehemiah 5:9I added, “What you’re doing is wrong. Shouldn’t you live in the fear of our God to keep our enemies from ridiculing us?
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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