Nehemiah 5:7

New International Reader's Version

I thought it over for a while. Then I accused the nobles and officials of breaking the law. I told them, “You are charging your own people interest!” So I called together a large group of people to handle the matter.

Cross References

Psalm 109:11

May everything those people own be taken away to pay for what they owe. May strangers rob them of everything they’ve worked for.

Psalm 15:1

Lord, who can live in your sacred tent? Who can stay on your holy mountain?

Psalm 15:5

They lend their money to poor people without charging interest. They don’t accept money to harm those who aren’t guilty. Anyone who lives like that will always be secure.

Psalm 27:8

My heart says, “Seek him!” Lord, I will seek you.

Psalm 4:4

Tremble and do not sin. When you are in bed, look deep down inside yourself and be silent.

Psalm 94:16

Who will rise up for me against sinful people? Who will stand up for me against those who do evil?

Exodus 22:24

And I will get angry. I will kill you with a sword. Your wives will become widows. Your children’s fathers will die.

Exodus 22:25

“Suppose you lend money to one of my people among you who is in need. Then do not treat it like a business deal. Do not charge any interest at all.

Proverbs 27:5

Being warned openly is better than being loved in secret.

Proverbs 28:4

Those who turn away from instruction praise sinners. But those who learn from it oppose them.

Ezekiel 22:12

You accept money from people who want special favors. You do this to spill someone’s blood. You charge interest to poor people when you lend them money. You make money from them. You get rich by cheating your neighbors. And you have forgotten me,” announces the Lord and King.

Ezekiel 45:9

The Lord and King says, “Princes of Israel, you have gone far enough! Stop hurting others. Do not crush them. Do what is fair and right. Stop taking my people’s land away from them,” announces the Lord and King.

Leviticus 19:15

“ ‘Do not make something wrong appear to be right. Treat poor people and rich people in the same way. Do not favor one person over another. Instead, judge everyone fairly.

Leviticus 25:36

Do not charge them interest of any kind. Instead, have respect for God. Then those who have become poor can continue to live among you.

Matthew 18:17

But what if they also refuse to listen to the witnesses? Then tell it to the church. And what if they refuse to listen even to the church? Then don’t treat them as a brother or sister. Treat them as you would treat an ungodly person or a tax collector.

2 Corinthians 5:16

So from now on we don’t look at anyone the way the world does. At one time we looked at Christ in that way. But we don’t anymore.

Galatians 2:11

When Peter came to Antioch, I told him to his face that I was against what he was doing. He was clearly wrong.

1 Timothy 5:20

But those elders who are sinning should be corrected in front of everyone. This will be a warning to the others.

Titus 2:15

These are the things you should teach. Encourage people and give them hope. Correct them with full authority. Don’t let anyone look down on you.