Leviticus 25:36
What does Leviticus 25:36 mean?
A plain-English look at Leviticus 25:36 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Take thou no interest of him or increase, but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Take thou no interest of him or increase, but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Take 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.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862thou takest no usury from him, or increase; and thou hast been afraid of thy God; and thy brother hath lived with thee;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Take not usury of him nor more than thou gavest. Fear thy God, that thy brother may live with thee.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Thou shalt take no usury nor increase of him; and thou shalt fear thyGod; that thy brother may live beside thee.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 22:25
If thou lend money to any of my people with thee that is poor, thou shalt not be to him as a creditor; neither shall ye lay upon him interest.
- Deuteronomy 23:19
Thou shalt not lend upon interest to thy brother; interest of money, interest of victuals, interest of anything that is lent upon interest.
- Leviticus 25:17
And ye shall not wrong one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am Jehovah your God.
- Ezekiel 18:17
that hath withdrawn his hand from the poor, that hath not received interest nor increase, hath executed mine ordinances, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.
- Ezekiel 22:12
In thee have they taken bribes to shed blood; thou hast taken interest and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbors by oppression, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord Jehovah.
- Ezekiel 18:8
he that hath not given forth upon interest, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true justice between man and man,
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