Proverbs 28:8

God's Word

Whoever becomes wealthy through ⌞unfair⌟ loans and interest collects them for the one who is kind to the poor.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:6

And he must pay back four times the price of the lamb because he did this and had no pity.”

Psalm 72:13

He will have pity on the poor and needy and will save the lives of the needy.

Exodus 22:25

“If you lend money to my people—to any poor person among you—never act like a moneylender. Charge no interest.

Proverbs 13:22

Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren, but the wealth of sinners is stored away for a righteous person.

Proverbs 14:21

Whoever despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is the one who is kind to humble people.

Proverbs 14:31

Whoever oppresses the poor insults his maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors him.

Proverbs 19:7

The entire family of a poor person hates him. How much more do his friends keep their distance from him! When he chases them with words, they are gone.

Ecclesiastes 2:26

God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to anyone who pleases him. But to the person who continues to sin, he gives the job of gathering and collecting ⌞wealth⌟. The sinner must turn his wealth over to the person who pleases God. Even this is pointless. ⌞It’s like⌟ trying to catch the wind.

Ezekiel 18:13

He lends money for interest and makes excessive profits. Will this person live? He will not live. He has done all these disgusting things. So he must die, and he will be responsible for his own death.

Ezekiel 18:17

He refuses to hurt the poor. He doesn’t charge interest or make excessive profits. He obeys my rules and lives by my laws. He won’t die for his father’s sins. He will certainly live.

Ezekiel 18:8

He doesn’t lend money for interest or make an excessive profit. He refuses to do evil things, and he judges everyone fairly.

Leviticus 25:36

Don’t collect interest or make any profit from him. Fear your God by respecting other Israelites’ lives.