Proverbs 28:8

New American Bible - revised edition

Whoever amasses wealth by interest and overcharge gathers it for the one who is kind to the poor.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:6

He shall make fourfold restitution for the lamb because he has done this and was unsparing.”

Psalm 72:13

He shows pity to the needy and the poor and saves the lives of the poor.

Exodus 22:25

If you take your neighbor’s cloak as a pledge, you shall return it to him before sunset;

Proverbs 13:22

The good leave an inheritance to their children’s children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the just.

Proverbs 14:21

Whoever despises the hungry comes up short, but happy the one who is kind to the poor!

Proverbs 14:31

Those who oppress the poor revile their Maker, but those who are kind to the needy honor him.

Proverbs 19:7

All the kin of the poor despise them; how much more do their friends shun them!

Ecclesiastes 2:26

For to the one who pleases God, he gives wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the one who displeases, God gives the task of gathering possessions for the one who pleases God. This also is vanity and a chase after wind.

Ezekiel 18:13

lends at interest and exacts usury—this son certainly shall not live. Because he practiced all these abominations, he shall surely be put to death; his own blood shall be on him.

Ezekiel 18:17

who refrains from evildoing, accepts no interest or usury, but keeps my ordinances and walks in my statutes—this one shall not die for the sins of his father. He shall surely live!

Ezekiel 18:8

if he does not lend at interest or exact usury; if he refrains from evildoing and makes a fair judgment between two opponents;

Leviticus 25:36

Do not exact interest in advance or accrued interest, but out of fear of God let your kindred live with you.