Deuteronomy 23:19 - Easy To Read Version “When you loan something to another Israelite, you must not charge interest. Don’t charge interest on money, on food or on anything that may earn interest. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You shall not lend on interest to your brother–interest on money, on victuals, on anything that is lent for interest. American Standard Version (1901) Thou shalt not lend upon interest to thy brother; interest of money, interest of victuals, interest of anything that is lent upon interest. Common English Bible Don’t charge your fellow Israelites interest—whether on money, provisions, or anything one might loan. Catholic Public Domain Version You shall not lend money, or grain, or anything else at all, to your brother at interest, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thou shalt not lend to thy brother money to usury, nor corn, nor any other thing: |
If that person gives money to someone,\par he will not charge interest on that loan.\par And that person will not take money\par to do bad things to innocent people.\par If a person lives like that good man,\par then he will always be near God. {\cf2\super [82]} \par
“If one of my people is poor, and you lend him money, then you must not charge him for that money. And you must not force him to pay you quickly.
At that time, the common people and the priests will be the same. Slaves and masters will be the same. Women slaves and their women masters will be the same. The buyers and sellers will be the same. The people that borrow and the people that lend will be the same. The bankers and the people that owe the bank will be the same.
Mother, I (Jeremiah) am sorry\par that you gave birth to me.\par I am the person that must accuse\par and criticize the whole land.\par I have not loaned or borrowed anything.\par But every person curses me.\par
A person might need to borrow money from that evil son. The son might lend him the money, but he will force that person to pay interest on that loan. So that evil son won’t live. He did terrible things, so he will be put to death. And he is responsible for his own death.
“‘In Jerusalem, you men take money to kill people. You people lend money and charge interest on those loans. You people cheat their neighbors just to make a little money. And you people have forgotten me.’ The Lord my Master said these things.