Deuteronomy 15:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

This is the way you must do this: Everyone who has lent money to another Israelite must cancel the debt. He should not ask a fellow Israelite to repay the debt, because the Lord said to cancel debts during that year.

Cross References

James 2:13

Yes, you must show mercy to others. If you do not show mercy, then God will not show mercy to you when he judges you. But the one who shows mercy can stand without fear before the Judge.

Luke 7:42

The men had no money, so they could not pay their debt. But the banker told the men that they did not have to pay him. Which one of those two men will love him more?”

Matthew 6:12

Forgive our sins, just as we have forgiven those who did wrong to us.

Isaiah 58:3

They say, “We fast to show honor to you. Why don’t you see us? We starve our bodies to show honor to you. Why don’t you notice us?” But God says, “You do things to please yourselves on those special days of fasting. And you punish your servants, not your own bodies.

Deuteronomy 15:1

“At the end of every seven years, you must cancel debts.

Deuteronomy 15:3

You may require a foreigner to repay you, but you must cancel any debt another Israelite owes you.

Deuteronomy 31:10

Then Moses spoke to the leaders. He said, “At the end of every seven years, in the Year of Freedom, read these teachings at the Festival of Shelters.

Nehemiah 10:31

“We promise not to work on the Sabbath day. If the people living around us bring grain or other things to sell on the Sabbath, we will not buy them on that special day or on any other festival. Every seventh year, we will not plant or work the land. And every seventh year, we will cancel every debt that other people owe to us.