"And if¹ thy brotherª be waxen poor,ª° and fallen in decayª°¹ with¹ thee;² then thou shalt relieveª° him: [yea, though he be] a stranger,ª or a sojourner;ª that he may live²¹ with¹ thee. ... Thou shalt not¹ giveª° him¹ thy moneyª upon usury,ª nor¹ lendª° him thy victualsª for increase.ª" {Lev 25:35-37} + "Thou shalt not¹ lend upon usuryª° to thy brother;ª usuryª of money,ª usuryª of victuals,ª usuryª of any¹ thingª that¹ is lent upon usury:ª° ... Unto a strangerª thou mayest lend upon usury;ª° but unto thy brotherª thou shalt not¹ lend upon usury:ª° that¹ the LORDª thy Godª may blessª° thee in all¹ that thou settestª thine handª to in¹ the landª whither¹¹ thou¹ goestª° to possessª° it." {Deu 23:19-20} + "Now there criedª° a certainª womanª of the wivesª¹ of the sonsª of the prophetsª unto¹ Elisha,ª saying,ª° Thy servantª my husbandª is dead;ª° and thou¹ knowestª° that¹ thy servantª did¹ fear²¹¹ the LORD:ª and the creditorª° is comeª° to takeª° unto him¹ my twoª sonsª to be bondmen.ª" {2Kg 4:1} + "Then she cameª° and toldª° the manª of God.ª And he said,ª° Go,²°¹ sellª°¹ the oil,ª and payª°¹ thy debt,ª and liveª° thou¹ and thy childrenª of the rest.ª°" {2Kg 4:7} + "For there wereª that¹ said,ª° We,¹ our sons,ª and our daughters,ª [are] many:ª therefore we take upª° cornª [for them], that we may eat,ª° and live.ª° ... Yet now¹ our fleshª [is] as the fleshª of our brethren,ª our childrenª as their children:ª and, lo,¹ we¹ bring into bondageª°¹ our sonsª and our daughtersª to be servants,ª and [some] of our daughtersª¹ areª brought unto bondageª° [already]: neither¹ [is it] in our powerªª [to redeem them]; for other¹ men² have our landsª and vineyards.ª" {Neh 5:2-5} + "Then I consultedª° with¹ myself,ª and I rebukedª°¹ the nobles,ª and the rulers,ª and saidª° unto them, Ye¹ exactª°°°²°² usury,ª every oneª of his brother.ª And I setª° a greatª assemblyª against¹ them." {Neh 5:7} + "I¹ likewise,¹ [and] my brethren,ª and my servants,ª might exactª° of them moneyª and corn:ª I pray¹ you, let us leave offª°¹ this¹ usury.ª ... Restore,ª° I pray¹ you, to them, even this day,ª their lands,ª their vineyards,ª their oliveyards,ª and their houses,ª also the hundredthª [part] of the money,ª and of the corn,ª the wine,ª and the oil,ª that¹ ye¹ exactª° of them." {Neh 5:10-11} + "[He that] putteth not outª°¹ his moneyª to usury,ª nor¹ takethª° rewardª against¹ the innocent.ª He that doethª° these¹ [things] shall neverª¹ be moved.ª°" {Psa 15:5} + "He that by usuryª and unjust gainª increasethª° his substance,ª he shall gatherª° it for him that will pityª° the poor.ª" {Prv 28:8} + "Woeª is me, my mother,ª that¹ thou hast borneª° me a manª of strifeª and a manª of contentionª to the whole¹ earth!ª I have neither¹ lent on usury,ª° nor¹ men have lent to me on usury;ª° [yet] every one¹ of them doth curseª° me." {Jer 15:10} + "He [that] hath not¹ given forthª° upon usury,ª neither¹ hath takenª° any increase,ª [that] hath withdrawnª° his handª from iniquity,ª¹ hath executedª° trueª judgmentª between¹ manª and man,ª" {Ezk 18:8} + "[That] hath taken offª° his handª from the poor,ª¹ [that] hath not¹ receivedª° usuryª nor increase,ª hath executedª° my judgments,ª hath walkedª° in my statutes;ª he¹ shall not¹ dieª° for the iniquityª of his father,ª he shall surely²° live.ª°" {Ezk 18:17} + "Thouª oughtestª° thereforeª to have putª° myª moneyª to the¹ exchangers,ª andª [then] at my comingª° Iª should² have receivedª°¹ mine ownª withª usury.ª" {Mtt 25:27} + "Whereforeª thenª gavestª° notª thou²° myª moneyª intoª the¹ bank,ª thatª at my¹ comingª° I² might² have requiredª°¹ mine ownª withª usury?ª" {Lke 19:23} |
