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

23My wrath will burn hot, and I will kill you with the sword. So your wives will become widows and your children will become orphans. 24“If you lend money to any of My people, to the poor among you, you are not to act like a debt collector with him, and you are not to charge him interest. If you ever take your neighbor’s cloak as a pledge, you are to return it to him before the sun goes down, 26for that is his only covering, his cloak for his skin. What will he sleep in? When he cries out to Me I will hear, because I am gracious. 27“Do not despise God, or curse a ruler of your 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 25:35“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.
• Deuteronomy 23:19You 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.
• 2 Kings 4:1Now a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha saying, “Your servant my husband is dead—you know that your servant feared Adonai. Now the creditor has come to take my two children to be his slaves.”
• Nehemiah 5:2There were those who said, “We and our sons and our daughters are numerous. We must take grain, so we may eat and live.”
• Psalms 15:5who lends his money without usury, and takes no bribe against the innocent. One who does these things will never be shaken.
• Proverbs 28:8Whoever increases his wealth by exorbitant interest, gathers it for one kinder to the poor.
• Jeremiah 15:10Oy to me, my mother, that you gave birth to me— a man of strife and conflict to all the land! I did not lend or borrow, yet everyone curses me.
• Ezekiel 18:8He does not loan with interest or take unjust gain. He keeps his hand from iniquity, executes true justice between people,
• Matthew 25:27Then you should have brought my money to the brokers, and when I came I would have received it back with interest.
• Luke 19:23Then why didn’t you put my money in the bank, so that when I came back I could have collected it 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