- usury:
- "If¹ thou lendª° moneyª to [any of]¹ my peopleª [that is]¹ poorª by¹ thee, thou shalt not¹ be¹ to him as an usurer,ª° neither¹ shalt thou layª° upon¹ him usury.ª" {Exd 22:25} + "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} + "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. ... 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" {Neh 5:7-10} + "[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} + "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} + "Hath given forthª° upon usury,ª and hath takenª° increase:ª shall he then live?²°¹ he shall not¹ live:ª° he hath doneª°¹ all¹ these¹ abominations;ª he shall surely²° die;ª° his bloodª shall be¹ upon him." {Ezk 18:13} + "[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} + "In thee have they takenª° giftsª to¹ shedª° blood;ª thou hast takenª° usuryª and increase,ª and thou hast greedily gainedª° of thy neighboursª by extortion,ª and hast forgottenª° me, saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 22:12}
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