Deuteronomy 23:20

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You can charge a foreigner interest. But if you charge other Israelites interest, the LORD your God will not let you be successful in the land you are about to take.

Cross References

Nehemiah 5:7

So I thought it over and said to the leaders and officials, “How can you charge your own people interest?” Then I called a public meeting and accused the leaders

Psalm 15:5

They lend their money without charging interest, and they don't take bribes to hurt the innocent. Those who do these things will always stand firm.

Exodus 22:24

In fact, I will get so angry that I will kill your men and make widows of their wives and orphans of their children.

Exodus 22:25

Don't charge interest when you lend money to any of my people who are in need.

Proverbs 19:17

Caring for the poor is lending to the LORD, and you will be well repaid.

Isaiah 1:19

If you willingly obey me, the best crops in the land will be yours.

Isaiah 24:2

including ordinary people and priests, slaves and slave owners, buyers and sellers, lenders and borrowers, the rich and the poor.

Ezekiel 18:8

and doesn't charge interest when lending money. He refuses to do anything evil; he is fair to everyone

Leviticus 25:36

Don't take advantage of them by charging any kind of interest or selling them food for profit. Instead, honour me by letting them stay where they now live.

Luke 14:14

They cannot pay you back. But God will bless you and reward you when his people rise from death.

1 Corinthians 15:58

My dear friends, stand firm and don't be shaken. Always keep busy working for the Lord. You know that everything you do for him is worthwhile.

Deuteronomy 14:21

You belong to the LORD your God, so if you happen to find a dead animal, don't eat its meat. You may give it to foreigners who live in your town or sell it to foreigners who are visiting your town. Don't boil a young goat in its mother's milk.

Deuteronomy 15:10

You should be happy to give the poor what they need, because then the LORD will make you successful in everything you do.

Deuteronomy 15:3

This law applies only to loans you have made to other Israelites. Foreigners will still have to pay back what you have loaned them.

Deuteronomy 28:12

The LORD will open the storehouses of the skies where he keeps the rain, and he will send rain on your land at just the right times. He will make you successful in everything you do. You will have plenty of money to lend to other nations, but you won't need to borrow any yourself.