Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
Thou shalt take no usury nor increase of him; and thou shalt fear thy God; that thy brother may live beside thee.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
Holman Bible
Do not profit or take interest from him,
International Standard Version
You are not to take interest or profit from him. Instead, you are to fear your God and let your relative live with you.
A Conservative Version
Take thou no interest from him or increase, but fear thy God, that thy brother may live with thee.
American Standard Version
Take thou no interest of him or increase, but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
Amplified
Do not charge him usurious interest, but fear your God [with profound reverence], so your countryman may [continue to] live among you.
Bible in Basic English
Take no interest from him, in money or in goods, but have the fear of your God before you, and let your brother make a living among you.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou shalt not take from him interest and increase; thou shalt be afraid of thy God; and thy brother to live with thee.
King James 2000
Take you no interest from him, or profit: but fear your God; that your brother may live with you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
You must not take interest or usury from him, but you shall revere your God, and your countryman shall live with you.
Modern King James verseion
You shall take no interest from him, or increase. But you shall fear your God, so that your brother may live with you.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And thou shalt take none usury of him, nor yet vantage. But shalt fear thy God, that thy brother may live with thee.
NET Bible
Do not take interest or profit from him, but you must fear your God and your brother must live with you.
New Heart English Bible
Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your God; that your brother may live among you.
The Emphasized Bible
Do not accept from him interest or profit, but stand thou in awe of thy God, - so shall thy brother live with thee.
Webster
Take thou no interest of him, or increase; but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
World English Bible
Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your God; that your brother may live among you.
Youngs Literal Translation
thou takest no usury from him, or increase; and thou hast been afraid of thy God; and thy brother hath lived with thee;
Themes
Business life » Debts » Usury, forbidden
Credit system » Debts » Usury, forbidden
Creditors » Prohibited from » Exacting usury from brethren
Servant » Bond » Laws of moses concerning
Strangers » Kindness to the poor of, required
Usury » Not laying usury upon your brother
Usury or interest » The jews » Forbidden to take, from brethren specially when poor
Interlinear
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References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Leviticus 25:36
Verse Info
Context Readings
Kindness For Poor Brothers
35 And if thy brother grow poor, and he be fallen into decay beside thee, then thou shalt relieve him, be he stranger or sojourner, that he may live beside thee. 36 Thou shalt take no usury nor increase of him; and thou shalt fear thy God; that thy brother may live beside thee. 37 Thy money shalt thou not give him upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Exodus 22:25
if thou lend money to my people, the poor with thee,thou shalt not be to him as a usurer: ye shall charge him no interest.
Deuteronomy 23:19-20
Thou shalt take no interest of thy brother, interest of money, interest of victuals, interest of anything that can be lent upon interest:
Leviticus 25:17
And ye shall not oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God; for I am Jehovah your God.
Nehemiah 5:7-10
And I consulted with myself; and I remonstrated with the nobles and the rulers, and said to them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother! And I set a great assembly against them.
Nehemiah 5:15
But the former governors that were before me had been chargeable to the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver: even their servants bore rule over the people. But I did not so, because of the fear of God.
Psalm 15:5
He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
Proverbs 28:8
He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance gathereth it for him that is gracious to the poor.
Ezekiel 18:8
he hath not given forth upon usury, nor taken increase; he hath withdrawn his hand from unrighteousness, hath executed true judgment between man and man,
Ezekiel 18:13
given forth upon usury, and taken increase; shall he then live? He shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall certainly die; his blood shall be upon him.
Ezekiel 18:17
he hath withdrawn his hand from the poor, hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, and walked in my statutes: he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall certainly live.
Ezekiel 22:12
In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast overreached thy neighbours by oppression, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord Jehovah.