Tree of Life Version
Deuteronomy 23:19
19You are not to bring the fee of a prostitute or the wages of a dog into the House of Adonai your God for any vow, for both of these are detestable to Adonai your God.
Deuteronomy 23:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury:
- New International Version (NIV)Do not charge a fellow Israelite interest, whether on money or food or anything else that may earn interest.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"You shall not charge interest on loans to your brother, interest on money, interest on food, interest on anything that is lent for interest.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“You shall not charge interest to your brother—interest on money or food or anything that is lent out at interest.
Context of Deuteronomy 23:19
17Let him dwell with you in your midst, in the place he chooses within one of your town gates—the one that is good for him. You are not to mistreat him. 18“None of the daughters of Israel is to be a cult prostitute, nor any of the sons of Israel a cult prostitute. You are not to bring the fee of a prostitute or the wages of a dog into the House of Adonai your God for any vow, for both of these are detestable to Adonai your God. 20“You are not to charge excessive interest to your brother—on money, food or anything that may be loaned for interest. 21To a foreigner you may charge interest, but to your brother you are not to charge interest, so that Adonai your God may bless you in every undertaking of your hand on the land you are going in to possess.
Read all of Deuteronomy 23Deuteronomy 23:19 word by word
לֹא־תַשִּׁ֣יךְ לְאָחִ֔יךָ נֶ֥שֶׁךְ כֶּ֖סֶף נֶ֣שֶׁךְ אֹ֑כֶל נֶ֕שֶׁךְ כָּל־דָּבָ֖ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִשָּֽׁךְ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 23:19
- Exodus 22:25If you ever take your neighbor’s cloak as a pledge, you are to return it to him before the sun goes down,
- Leviticus 25:35“If your brother has become poor and his hand cannot support himself among you, then you are to uphold him. He may live with you like an outsider or a temporary resident.
- Nehemiah 5:1Then there was a great outcry from the people and their wives to their fellow Jews.
- Psalms 15:5who lends his money without usury, and takes no bribe against the innocent. One who does these things will never be shaken.
- Ezekiel 18:7He does not wrong anyone, returns his pledge for a debt, does not commit robbery, gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment.
- Ezekiel 22:12They accept bribes in order to shed blood in you; you have taken usurious interest. You have greedily gained by oppressing your neighbors, and you have forgotten Me.” It is a declaration of Adonai.
- Luke 6:34And if you lend to those from whom you expect to take, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners in order to receive back the same.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 23:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Usury - See on Leviticus 25:36; (note).Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-25Verses 15-25 It is honourable to shelter and protect the weak, provided they are not wicked. Proselytes and converts to the truth, should be treated with particular tenderness, that they may have no temptation to return to the world. We cannot honour God with our substance, unless it be honestly and honourably come by. It must not only be considered what we give, but how we got it. Where the borrower gets, or hopes to get, it is just that the lender…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-20The word translated as interest is related to a noun meaning "bite." Charging interest was like "biting" the debtor. See also Exodus 22:25; Leviticus 25:36–37; Nehemiah 5:1–13; Psalm 15:5.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2019-20. Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother ... Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury--The Israelites lived in a simple state of society, and hence they were encouraged to lend to each other in a friendly way without any hope of gain. But the case was different with foreigners, who, engaged in trade and commerce, borrowed to enlarge their capital, and might reasonably be expected to pay interest on their loans. Besides, the distinction was…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 23
- 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
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