Leviticus 25:36
Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
Leviticus 25:36 in other translations
| BSB | Do not take any interest or profit from him, but fear your God, that your countryman may live among you. |
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| WEB | Take no interest from him or profit; but fear your God, that your brother may live among you. |
| ASV | Take thou no interest of him or increase, but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee. |
| YLT | thou takest no usury from him, or increase; and thou hast been afraid of thy God; and thy brother hath lived with thee; |
| DARBY | Thou shalt take no usury nor increase of him; and thou shalt fear thy God; that thy brother may live beside thee. |
| BBE | 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. |
| Webster | Take thou no interest of him, or increase; but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee. |
What does Leviticus 25:36 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 25:35-38
35-38. if thy brother be waxen poor, ... relieve him--This was a most benevolent provision for the poor and unfortunate, designed to aid them or alleviate the evils of their condition. Whether a native Israelite or a mere sojourner, his richer neighbor was required to give him food, lodging, and a supply of money without usury. Usury was severely condemned (Psa 15:5; Eze 18:8, 17), but the prohibition cannot be…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 25:35-38
Poverty and decay are great grievances, and very common; the poor ye have always with you. Thou shalt relieve him; by sympathy, pitying the poor; by service, doing for them; and by supply, giving to them according to their necessity, and thine ability. Poor debtors must not be oppressed. Observe the arguments here used against extortion: "Fear thy God." Relieve the poor, "that they may live with thee;" for they may…
Leviticus 25:36 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Leviticus 25:36
- Exodus 22:25
If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.
- Deuteronomy 23:19-20
Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury: Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it.
- Ezekiel 18:8
He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man,
- Ezekiel 18:13
Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.
- Ezekiel 18:17
That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.
- Leviticus 25:17
Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the Lord your God.
- Nehemiah 5:15
But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
- Nehemiah 5:7-10
Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them. And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer. Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies? I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.
- Ezekiel 22:12
In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God.
- Proverbs 28:8
He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
- Psalms 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.
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Context
- Leviticus 25:35
And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.
- Leviticus 25:36
Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
- Leviticus 25:37
Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.
Leviticus 25:36 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | No tomarás usura de él, ni aumento; mas tendrás temor de tu Dios, y tu hermano vivirá contigo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Tu ne prendras de lui ni intérêt ni usure; et tu craindras ton Dieu, afin que ton frère vive à côté de toi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Du sollst nicht Zins und Wucher von ihm nehmen, und sollst dich fürchten vor deinem Gott, damit dein Bruder bei dir lebe. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | ne accipias usuras ab eo, nec amplius quam dedisti: time Deum tuum, ut vivere possit frater tuus apud te. |