5311 extortion
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Literally “twisting out”; obtaining money, etc., by violence, threats or unreasonable demands.

Extortion condemned

Psalm 62:10 See also Ecclesiastes 7:7; Isaiah 10:1-2; Ezekiel 22:13; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10

Extortioners can be saved

1 Corinthians 6:9-11

What God requires from extortioners

Repentance

Luke 3:12-14

Restitution

See also Leviticus 6:4-5; Luke 19:8

Curses upon those who are guilty of extortion

Jeremiah 22:17-19 See also Ezekiel 18:18; Ezekiel 22:12-14; Amos 5:11; Habakkuk 2:6

Blessings upon those who avoid extortion

Isaiah 33:15-16

Examples of extortion

See also

1 Samuel 2:12-17 Eli's sons; 1 Samuel 8:11-18 the wicked king foretold by Samuel; 1 Samuel 13:19-21 the Philistines; Nehemiah 5:1-5 the Jews in Nehemiah's day; Ezekiel 22:29 Israel under the kings; Matthew 18:28 the servant in the parable; Matthew 23:25 the Pharisees; Luke 18:11 sinners in the eyes of the Pharisee; 1 Corinthians 5:9-11 some Christians before conversion

See also

5347  injustice
5353  interest
5412  money
5465  profit
5492  restitution
5555  stealing
5576  tax collectors
5577  taxation
5869  greed
8714  dishonesty
8790  oppression



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