Leviticus 25:36

Easy To Read Version

Don’t charge him any interest {on money you might loan to him}. Respect your God, and let your brother [432] live with you.

Cross References

Nehemiah 5:15

But the governors that ruled before me made life hard for the people. Those governors forced every person to pay 1 pound {\cf2\super [17]} of silver. They also made those people give them food and wine. The leaders under those governors also ruled over the people \{and made life even harder\}. But I respected and feared God, so I didn’t do things like that.

Nehemiah 5:3

Other people were saying, “This is a time of famine. {\cf2\super [14]} We are having to mortgage {\cf2\super [15]} our fields, vineyards, and homes to get grain.

Psalm 15:5

If that person gives money to someone,\par he will not charge interest on that loan.\par And that person will not take money\par to do bad things to innocent people.\par If a person lives like that good man,\par then he will always be near God. {\cf2\super [82]} \par

Exodus 22:24

And I will be very angry. I will kill you with a sword. Then your wives will become widows. And your children will become orphans.

Exodus 22:25

“If one of my people is poor, and you lend him money, then you must not charge him for that money. And you must not force him to pay you quickly.

Proverbs 28:8

If you get rich by cheating poor people and charging them high interest rates, then you will lose your wealth. It will go to another person who is kind to them.

Isaiah 24:2

At that time, the common people and the priests will be the same. Slaves and masters will be the same. Women slaves and their women masters will be the same. The buyers and sellers will be the same. The people that borrow and the people that lend will be the same. The bankers and the people that owe the bank will be the same.

Jeremiah 15:10

Mother, I (Jeremiah) am sorry\par that you gave birth to me.\par I am the person that must accuse\par and criticize the whole land.\par I have not loaned or borrowed anything.\par But every person curses me.\par

Ezekiel 18:13

A person might need to borrow money from that evil son. The son might lend him the money, but he will force that person to pay interest on that loan. So that evil son won’t live. He did terrible things, so he will be put to death. And he is responsible for his own death.

Ezekiel 18:17

He helps poor people. If a person wants to borrow money, the good son lends him the money. And he does not charge interest on that loan! The good son obeys my laws and follows my laws. That good son will not be put to death for his father’s sins! That good son will live.

Ezekiel 18:8

If a person wants to borrow money, the good man lends him the money. And he does not charge interest on that loan. The good man refuses to be crooked. He is always fair with every person. People can trust him.

Ezekiel 22:12

“‘In Jerusalem, you men take money to kill people. You people lend money and charge interest on those loans. You people cheat their neighbors just to make a little money. And you people have forgotten me.’ The Lord my Master said these things.

Leviticus 25:17

You must not cheat each other. You must honor your God! I am the Lord your God!

Leviticus 25:37

Don’t charge him interest on any money you lend him. And don’t try to make a profit from the food you sell him.