Proverbs 28:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

If you make money by charging high interest rates, you will lose it all to someone who cares for the poor.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:6

And because he didn't have any pity on the poor man, he will have to pay four times what the lamb was worth.”

Psalm 72:13

The king has pity on the weak and the helpless and protects those in need.

Exodus 22:25

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

Proverbs 13:22

If you obey God, you will have something to leave your grandchildren. If you don't obey God, those who live right will get what you leave.

Proverbs 14:21

It's wrong to hate others, but God blesses everyone who is kind to the poor.

Proverbs 14:31

If you ill-treat the poor, you insult your Creator; if you are kind to them, you show him respect.

Proverbs 19:7

If you are poor, your own relatives reject you, and your friends are worse. When you really need them, they are not there.

Ecclesiastes 2:26

If we please God, he will make us wise, understanding, and happy. But if we sin, God will make us struggle for a living, then he will give all we own to someone who pleases him. This makes no more sense than chasing the wind.

Ezekiel 18:13

and charges high interest when lending money. An evil man like that will certainly not live. He is the one who has done these horrible sins, so it's his own fault that he will be put to death.

Ezekiel 18:17

and refuses to do anything evil or to charge interest. And he obeys all my laws and teachings. Such a man will live. His own father sinned, but this good man will not be put to death for the sins of his father.

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.