Nehemiah 5:7

Bible in Basic English 1965

And after turning it over in my mind, I made a protest to the chiefs and the rulers, and said to them, Every one of you is taking interest from his countryman. And I got together a great meeting of protest.

Cross References

Psalm 109:11

Let his creditor take all his goods; and let others have the profit of his work.

Psalm 15:1

A Psalm. Of David. Lord, who may have a resting-place in your tent, a living-place on your holy hill?

Psalm 15:5

He who does not put out his money at interest, or for payment give false decisions against men who have done no wrong. He who does these things will never be moved.

Psalm 27:8

When you said, Make search for my face, my heart said to you, For your face will I make my search.

Psalm 4:4

Let there be fear in your hearts, and do no sin; have bitter feelings on your bed, but make no sound. Selah.

Psalm 94:16

Who will give me help against the sinners? and who will be my support against the workers of evil?

Exodus 22:24

And in the heat of my wrath I will put you to death with the sword, so that your wives will be widows and your children without fathers.

Exodus 22:25

If you let any of the poor among my people have the use of your money, do not be a hard creditor to him, and do not take interest.

Proverbs 27:5

Better is open protest than love kept secret.

Proverbs 28:4

Those who have no respect for the law give praise to the evil-doer; but such as keep the law are against him.

Ezekiel 22:12

In you they have taken rewards as the price of blood; you have taken interest and great profits, and you have taken away your neighbours' goods by force, and have not kept me in mind, says the Lord.

Ezekiel 45:9

This is what the Lord has said: Let this be enough for you, O rulers of Israel: let there be an end of violent behaviour and wasting; do what is right, judging uprightly; let there be no more driving out of my people, says the Lord.

Leviticus 19:15

Do no wrong in your judging: do not give thought to the position of the poor, or honour to the position of the great; but be a judge to your neighbour in righteousness.

Leviticus 25:36

Take no interest from him, in money or in goods, but have the fear of your God before you, and let your brother make a living among you.

Matthew 18:17

Truly I say to you, Whatever things are fixed by you on earth will be fixed in heaven: and whatever you make free on earth will be made free in heaven.

2 Corinthians 5:16

For this reason, from this time forward we have knowledge of no man after the flesh: even if we have had knowledge of Christ after the flesh, we have no longer any such knowledge.

Galatians 2:11

But when Cephas came to Antioch, I made a protest against him to his face, because he was clearly in the wrong.

1 Timothy 5:20

Say sharp words to sinners when all are present, so that the rest may be in fear.

Titus 2:15

On all these points give teaching and help, and make clear what is right with all authority. Let all men give you honour.