Deuteronomy 15:1

Good News Translation

“At the end of every seventh year you are to cancel the debts of those who owe you money.

Cross References

Nehemiah 10:31

If foreigners bring grain or anything else to sell to us on the Sabbath or on any other holy day, we will not buy from them. Every seventh year we will not farm the land, and we will cancel all debts.

Exodus 21:2

If you buy a Hebrew slave, he shall serve you for six years. In the seventh year he is to be set free without having to pay anything.

Jeremiah 34:14

every seven years they were to set free any Hebrew slave who had served them for six years. But your ancestors would not pay any attention to me or listen to what I said.

Deuteronomy 15:2

This is how it is to be done. Each of you who has lent money to any Israelite is to cancel the debt; you must not try to collect the money; the Lord himself has declared the debt canceled.

Deuteronomy 15:9

Do not refuse to lend them something, just because the year when debts are canceled is near. Do not let such an evil thought enter your mind. If you refuse to make the loan, they will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be held guilty.

Deuteronomy 31:10

He commanded them, “At the end of every seven years, when the year that debts are canceled comes around, read this aloud at the Festival of Shelters.