Deuteronomy 23:20

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On loans to a foreigner you may charge interest, but on loans to another Israelite you may not charge interest, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all your undertakings in the land that you are about to enter and possess.

Cross References

Nehemiah 5:7

After thinking it over, I brought charges against the nobles and the officials; I said to them, “You are all taking interest from your own people.” And I called a great assembly to deal with them,

Psalm 15:5

who do not lend money at interest, and do not take a bribe against the innocent. Those who do these things shall never be moved.

Exodus 22:24

my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children orphans.

Exodus 22:25

If you lend money to my people, to the poor among you, you shall not deal with them as a creditor; you shall not exact interest from them.

Proverbs 19:17

Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and will be repaid in full.

Isaiah 1:19

If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land;

Isaiah 24:2

And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the slave, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the creditor, so with the debtor.

Ezekiel 18:8

does not take advance or accrued interest, withholds his hand from iniquity, executes true justice between contending parties,

Leviticus 25:36

Do not take interest in advance or otherwise make a profit from them, but fear your God; let them live with you.

Luke 14:14

And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my beloved, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.

Deuteronomy 14:21

You shall not eat anything that dies of itself; you may give it to aliens residing in your towns for them to eat, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. You shall not boil a kid in its mother's milk.

Deuteronomy 15:10

Give liberally and be ungrudging when you do so, for on this account the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake.

Deuteronomy 15:3

Of a foreigner you may exact it, but you must remit your claim on whatever any member of your community owes you.

Deuteronomy 28:12

The Lord will open for you his rich storehouse, the heavens, to give the rain of your land in its season and to bless all your undertakings. You will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow.