Deuteronomy 15:1

New Living Translation

“At the end of every seventh year you must cancel the debts of everyone who owes you money.

Cross References

Nehemiah 10:31

“We also promise that if the people of the land should bring any merchandise or grain to be sold on the Sabbath or on any other holy day, we will refuse to buy it. Every seventh year we will let our land rest, and we will cancel all debts owed to us.

Exodus 21:2

“If you buy a Hebrew slave, he may serve for no more than six years. Set him free in the seventh year, and he will owe you nothing for his freedom.

Jeremiah 34:14

I told them that every Hebrew slave must be freed after serving six years. But your ancestors paid no attention to me.

Deuteronomy 15:2

This is how it must be done. Everyone must cancel the loans they have made to their fellow Israelites. They must not demand payment from their neighbors or relatives, for the Lord’s time of release has arrived.

Deuteronomy 15:9

Do not be mean-spirited and refuse someone a loan because the year for canceling debts is close at hand. If you refuse to make the loan and the needy person cries out to the Lord, you will be considered guilty of sin.

Deuteronomy 31:10

Then Moses gave them this command: “At the end of every seventh year, the Year of Release, during the Festival of Shelters,