Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version You must not lend them money at interest or sell them food at a profit. New Living Translation Remember, do not charge interest on money you lend him or make a profit on food you sell him. English Standard Version You shall not lend him your money at interest, nor give him your food for profit. Berean Standard Bible You must not lend him your silver at interest or sell him your food for profit. King James Bible Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase. New King James Version You shall not lend him your money for usury, nor lend him your food at a profit. New American Standard Bible You shall not give him your silver at interest, nor your food for profit. NASB 1995 ‘You shall not give him your silver at interest, nor your food for gain. NASB 1977 ‘You shall not give him your silver at interest, nor your food for gain. Legacy Standard Bible You shall not give him your silver at interest nor your food for gain. Amplified Bible You shall not give him your money at interest, nor your food at a profit. Christian Standard Bible You are not to lend him your silver with interest or sell him your food for profit. Holman Christian Standard Bible You are not to lend him your silver with interest or sell him your food for profit. American Standard Version Thou shalt not give him thy money upon interest, nor give him thy victuals for increase. English Revised Version Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor give him thy victuals for increase. GOD'S WORD® Translation Never collect any kind of interest on your money or on the food you give them. Good News Translation Do not make them pay interest on the money you lend them, and do not make a profit on the food you sell them. International Standard Version You are not to loan him money with interest or sell him your food at a profit. Majority Standard Bible You must not lend him your silver at interest or sell him your food for profit. NET Bible You must not lend him your money at interest and you must not sell him food for profit. New Heart English Bible You shall not lend him your money at interest, nor give him your food for profit. Webster's Bible Translation Thou shalt not give him thy money upon interest, nor lend him thy victuals for increase. World English Bible You shall not lend him your money at interest, nor give him your food for profit. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionyou do not give your money to him in usury, and you do not give your food for increase. Young's Literal Translation thy money thou givest not to him in usury, and for increase thou givest not thy food; Smith's Literal Translation Thy silver thou shalt not give to him upon interest, and upon increase thou shalt not give him thy food. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor exact of him any increase of fruits. Catholic Public Domain Version You shall not give him your money by usury, nor exact from him an overabundance of produce. New American Bible Do not give your money at interest or your food at a profit. New Revised Standard Version You shall not lend them your money at interest taken in advance, or provide them food at a profit. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYou shall not lend him your money with a discount nor give him your food with usury. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Do not give your silver to him at a discount and do not give your food with interest. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Thou shalt not give him thy money upon interest, nor give him thy victuals for increase. Brenton Septuagint Translation Thou shalt not lend thy money to him at interest, and thou shalt not lend thy meat to him to be returned with increase. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Redemption of the Poor…36Do not take any interest or profit from him, but fear your God, that your countryman may live among you. 37You must not lend him your silver at interest or sell him your food for profit. 38I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.… Cross References Exodus 22:25 If you lend money to one of My people among you who is poor, you must not act as a creditor to him; you are not to charge him interest. Deuteronomy 23:19-20 Do not charge your brother interest on money, food, or any other type of loan. / You may charge a foreigner interest, but not your brother, so that the LORD your God may bless you in everything to which you put your hand in the land that you are entering to possess. Nehemiah 5:7-10 and after serious thought I rebuked the nobles and officials, saying, “You are exacting usury from your own brothers!” So I called a large assembly against them / and said, “We have done our best to buy back our Jewish brothers who were sold to foreigners, but now you are selling your own brothers, that they may be sold back to us!” But they remained silent, for they could find nothing to say. / So I continued, “What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our foreign enemies? ... Psalm 15:5 who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken. Proverbs 28:8 He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor. Ezekiel 18:8 He does not engage in usury or take excess interest, but he withholds his hand from iniquity and executes true justice between men. Ezekiel 18:13 He engages in usury and takes excess interest. Will this son live? He will not! Since he has committed all these abominations, he will surely die; his blood will be on his own head. Ezekiel 18:17 He withholds his hand from harming the poor and takes no interest or usury. He keeps My ordinances and follows My statutes. Such a man will not die for his father’s iniquity. He will surely live. Ezekiel 22:12 In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD. Matthew 5:42 Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you. Luke 6:34-35 And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. / But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Luke 14:12-14 Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid. / But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind, / and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.” Romans 13:8 Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. 1 Corinthians 10:24 No one should seek his own good, but the good of others. 2 Corinthians 8:13-14 It is not our intention that others may be relieved while you are burdened, but that there may be equality. / At the present time, your surplus will meet their need, so that in turn their surplus will meet your need. This way there will be equality. Treasury of Scripture You shall not give him your money on usury, nor lend him your victuals for increase. Jump to Previous Food Gain Givest Increase Interest Lend Money Profit Sell Silver Usury VictualsJump to Next Food Gain Givest Increase Interest Lend Money Profit Sell Silver Usury VictualsLeviticus 25 1. the Sabbath of the seventh year8. The jubilee in the fiftieth year 14. Of oppression 18. A blessing of obedience 23. The redemption of land 29. Of houses 35. Compassion to the poor 39. The usage of bondmen 47. The redemption of servants You must not This phrase establishes a direct command from God, emphasizing the moral and ethical obligations of the Israelites. The Hebrew root here is "lo," a strong negative imperative, indicating a prohibition. In the context of the Mosaic Law, this command underscores the importance of community and compassion over personal gain. It reflects God's desire for His people to act justly and mercifully, aligning with His character. lend him your silver with interest or sell him your food for profit Hebrew You must notלֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no lend תִתֵּ֥ן (ṯit·tên) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set him אֶ֨ת־ (’eṯ-) Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case your silver כַּסְפְּךָ֔ (kas·pə·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 3701: Silver, money with interest בְּנֶ֑שֶׁךְ (bə·ne·šeḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5392: Interest on a, debt or לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no sell תִתֵּ֥ן (ṯit·tên) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set him your food אָכְלֶֽךָ׃ (’ā·ḵə·le·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 400: Food for profit. וּבְמַרְבִּ֖ית (ū·ḇə·mar·bîṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4768: Increase, great number, greatness Links Leviticus 25:37 NIVLeviticus 25:37 NLT Leviticus 25:37 ESV Leviticus 25:37 NASB Leviticus 25:37 KJV Leviticus 25:37 BibleApps.com Leviticus 25:37 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 25:37 Chinese Bible Leviticus 25:37 French Bible Leviticus 25:37 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 25:37 You shall not lend him your money (Le Lv Lev.) |