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Instead, show your fear of God by letting him live with you as your relative.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/25.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your God, that your brother may live beside you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/25.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not take any interest or profit from him, but fear your God, that your countryman may live among you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/25.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/25.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Take no usury or interest from him; but fear your God, that your brother may live with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not take <i>any kind of</i> interest from him, but fear your God, so that your countryman may live with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/25.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Do not take usurious interest from him, but revere your God, that your countryman may live with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Do not take usurious interest from him, but revere your God, that your countryman may live with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Do not take usurious interest from him, but fear your God, that your brother may live with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Do not charge him usurious interest, but fear your God [with profound reverence], so your countryman may [continue to] live among you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not profit or take interest from him, but fear your God and let your brother live among you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not profit or take interest from him, but fear your God and let your brother live among you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/25.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Take thou no interest of him or increase, but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/25.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Take thou no usury of him or increase; but fear thy God: that thy brother may live with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Don't collect interest or make any profit from him. Fear your God by respecting other Israelites' lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/25.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Do not charge Israelites any interest, but obey God and let them live near you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/25.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You are not to take interest or profit from him. Instead, you are to fear your God and let your relative live with you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not take any interest or profit from him, but fear your God, that your countryman may live among you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/25.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Do not take interest or profit from him, but you must fear your God and your brother must live with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your God; that your brother may live among you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Take thou no interest of him, or increase; but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/25.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Take no interest from him or profit; but fear your God, that your brother may live among you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />you take no usury or increase from him; and you have been afraid of your God; and your brother has lived with you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> thou takest no usury from him, or increase; and thou hast been afraid of thy God; and thy brother hath lived with thee;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt not take from him interest and increase; thou shalt be afraid of thy God; and thy brother to live with thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Take not usury of him nor more than thou gavest: fear thy God, that thy brother may live with thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />do not accept usury from him, nor anything more than what you gave. Fear your God, so that your brother may be able to live with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/25.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Do not exact interest in advance or accrued interest, but out of fear of God let your kindred live with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not take interest in advance or otherwise make a profit from them, but fear your God; let them live with you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You shall not take a discount of him or usury; but fear your God, that your brother may live with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Do not take a discount and interest from him, and be in awe of your God, and your brother shall live with you.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/25.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Take thou no interest of him or increase; but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt not receive from him interest, nor increase: and thou shalt fear thy God: I <i>am</i> the Lord: and thy brother shall live with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/25-36.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=6932" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/25.htm">Redemption of the Poor</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35</span>Now if your countryman becomes destitute and cannot support himself among you, then you are to help him as you would a foreigner or stranger, so that he can continue to live among you. <span class="reftext">36</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: tiq·qaḥ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">take</a> <a href="/hebrew/5392.htm" title="5392: ne·šeḵ (N-ms) -- Interest, usury. From nashak; interest on a debt.">any interest</a> <a href="/hebrew/8636.htm" title="8636: wə·ṯar·bîṯ (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Increment, interest, usury. From rabah; multiplication, i.e. Percentage or bonus in addition to principal.">or profit</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: mê·’it·tōw (Prep-m:: DirObjM:: 3ms) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">from him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3372.htm" title="3372: wə·yā·rê·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten. A primitive root; to fear; morally, to revere; caus. To frighten.">but fear</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: mê·’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā (Prep-m:: N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’ā·ḥî·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">that your countryman</a> <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm" title="2421: wə·ḥê (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To live, to revive. A primitive root; to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive.">may live</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·māḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">among you.</a> </span><span class="reftext">37</span>You must not lend him your silver at interest or sell him your food for profit.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/22-25.htm">Exodus 22:25</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-19.htm">Deuteronomy 23:19-20</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/5-7.htm">Nehemiah 5:7-10</a></span><br />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? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/15-5.htm">Psalm 15:5</a></span><br />who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-8.htm">Ezekiel 18:8</a></span><br />He does not engage in usury or take excess interest, but he withholds his hand from iniquity and executes true justice between men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-13.htm">Ezekiel 18:13</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-17.htm">Ezekiel 18:17</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-12.htm">Ezekiel 22:12</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/28-8.htm">Proverbs 28:8</a></span><br />He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-6.htm">Isaiah 58:6-7</a></span><br />Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke? / Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-42.htm">Matthew 5:42</a></span><br />Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-34.htm">Luke 6:34-35</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/14-12.htm">Luke 14:12-14</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-8.htm">Romans 13:8</a></span><br />Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-24.htm">1 Corinthians 10:24</a></span><br />No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Take you no usury of him, or increase: but fear your God; that your brother may live with you.</p><p class="hdg">usury</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/22-25.htm">Exodus 22:25</a></b></br> If thou lend money to <i>any of</i> my people <i>that is</i> poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/23-19.htm">Deuteronomy 23:19,20</a></b></br> Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/5-7.htm">Nehemiah 5:7-10</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="hdg">fear</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/25-17.htm">Leviticus 25:17</a></b></br> Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I <i>am</i> the LORD your God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/5-9.htm">Nehemiah 5:9,15</a></b></br> Also I said, It <i>is</i> 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? … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/25-17.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-35.htm">Continue</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-35.htm">Countryman</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-17.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-15.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-22.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/exodus/22-25.htm">Interest</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-22.htm">Kind</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-35.htm">Live</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-34.htm">Money</a> <a href="/genesis/37-26.htm">Profit</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-32.htm">Revere</a> <a href="/exodus/22-25.htm">Usury</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/25-43.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-5.htm">Continue</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-39.htm">Countryman</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-43.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/numbers/16-32.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-37.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-37.htm">Interest</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-9.htm">Kind</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-45.htm">Live</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-37.htm">Money</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-37.htm">Profit</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-43.htm">Revere</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-37.htm">Usury</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 25</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/25-1.htm">the Sabbath of the seventh year</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/25-8.htm">The jubilee in the fiftieth year</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/25-14.htm">Of oppression</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/25-18.htm">A blessing of obedience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/25-23.htm">The redemption of land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/25-29.htm">Of houses</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/25-35.htm">Compassion to the poor</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/25-39.htm">The usage of bondmen</a></span><br><span class="reftext">47. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/25-47.htm">The redemption of servants</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/25.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/25.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Do not take any interest or profit from him</b><br>This command is part of the broader Levitical law given to the Israelites, emphasizing social justice and compassion. The prohibition against charging interest, or usury, on loans to fellow Israelites reflects God's desire for His people to care for one another, especially the poor and needy. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, charging interest was common, but God set His people apart with this command. This principle is echoed in other parts of Scripture, such as <a href="/exodus/22-25.htm">Exodus 22:25</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/23-19.htm">Deuteronomy 23:19-20</a>, highlighting the importance of community support and the avoidance of exploitation.<p><b>but fear your God</b><br>The fear of God is a central theme throughout the Bible, signifying reverence, awe, and obedience to His commandments. This phrase underscores that the motivation for ethical behavior, such as not charging interest, should stem from a deep respect for God. <a href="/proverbs/9-10.htm">Proverbs 9:10</a> states, "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom," indicating that true understanding and righteous living start with acknowledging God's authority. This fear is not about terror but about recognizing God's holiness and justice, leading to a life that honors Him.<p><b>that your countryman may live among you</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the communal aspect of Israelite society, where the well-being of each individual affects the whole community. The goal is to ensure that every member of the community can live with dignity and security. This reflects the broader biblical principle of loving one's neighbor, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/19-18.htm">Leviticus 19:18</a>, which Jesus later cites as the second greatest commandment (<a href="/matthew/22-39.htm">Matthew 22:39</a>). The idea is that by following God's laws, the Israelites create a society where everyone can thrive, prefiguring the kingdom of God where justice and compassion reign.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The primary audience of the Levitical laws, including the instructions in <a href="/bsb/leviticus/25.htm">Leviticus 25</a>, which were given to guide their community life and ensure justice and compassion among them.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet through whom God delivered the laws to the Israelites. He served as the mediator between God and the people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which God promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The laws in Leviticus were intended to govern the Israelites' conduct in this land.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jubilee_year.htm">Jubilee Year</a></b><br>A significant event in Israel's calendar, occurring every 50th year, where debts were forgiven, and land was returned to original owners. This context is crucial for understanding the economic and social principles in <a href="/bsb/leviticus/25.htm">Leviticus 25</a>.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate authority and lawgiver, whose character and holiness are reflected in the laws given to Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/fear_of_god_as_a_guiding_principle.htm">Fear of God as a Guiding Principle</a></b><br>The command to "fear your God" underscores the importance of reverence for God in ethical decision-making. Our actions towards others should reflect our respect for God's authority and character.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_compassion.htm">Community and Compassion</a></b><br>The prohibition against charging interest is rooted in the value of community support and compassion. Christians are called to prioritize relationships and mutual aid over personal gain.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/economic_justice.htm">Economic Justice</a></b><br>This verse highlights God's concern for economic justice and the well-being of all community members. Believers are encouraged to advocate for fair economic practices and support those in financial distress.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_out_faith_in_practical_ways.htm">Living Out Faith in Practical Ways</a></b><br>The practical application of faith involves tangible actions that reflect God's love and justice, such as helping those in need without expecting profit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a></b><br>By not charging interest, Israelites were to trust in God's provision rather than relying on financial exploitation. Christians are similarly called to trust in God's faithfulness and provision.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_25.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 25</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_bible's_stance_on_usury.htm">What is the Bible's stance on usury?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_proverbs_28_8_relate_to_banks.htm">How does “whoever increases wealth by taking interest or profit” (Proverbs 28:8) align with modern banking systems that seem beneficial yet charge interest? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_nehemiah_5_7's_contradiction.htm">Nehemiah 5:7 suggests interest-taking was widespread despite Mosaic Law prohibitions (e.g., Exodus 22:25); how can this contradiction be reconciled?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_preserve_tribal_land_if_all_is_god's.htm">Why does Numbers 36 emphasize preserving land within a tribe if elsewhere (e.g., Leviticus 25:23) all land is deemed to belong ultimately to God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/25.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(36) <span class= "bld">Take thou no usury of him, or increase.</span>--The first thing to be done to the impoverished Israelite is to supply him with the means to recover himself without any interest. The authorities during the second Temple defined the words which are translated "usury" (<span class= "ital">nesheck</span>) and "increase" (<span class= "ital">tarbith, </span>or <span class= "ital">marbith</span>) as follows: If a person lends to another a shekel worth four denarii, and gets in return five denarii, or if he lends him two sacks of wheat, and receives back three, this is usury. If one buys wheat for delivery at the market price of 25 denarii a measure, and when it rises to 30 denarii he says to the vendor, "Deliver me the wheat, for I want to sell it and buy wine," and the vendor replies," I will take the wheat at 30 denarii and give thee wine for it," though he has no wine, this is increase. The "increase" lies in the fact that the vendor has no wine at the time, and that he may possibly lose again by the rise in wine. Accordingly the former is a charge upon money, whilst the latter is on products.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/25-36.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">take</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּקַּ֤ח</span> <span class="translit">(tiq·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">any interest</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶ֣שֶׁךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ne·šeḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5392.htm">Strong's 5392: </a> </span><span class="str2">Interest on a, debt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or profit</span><br /><span class="heb">וְתַרְבִּ֔ית</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṯar·bîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8635.htm">Strong's 8635: </a> </span><span class="str2">Multiplication, progeny</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from him,</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵֽאִתּוֹ֙</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’it·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Direct object marker | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but fear</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָרֵ֖אתָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·rê·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3372.htm">Strong's 3372: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your God,</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵֽאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that your countryman</span><br /><span class="heb">אָחִ֖יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḥî·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> </span><span class="str2">A brother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">may live</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2421.htm">Strong's 2421: </a> </span><span class="str2">To live, to revive</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among you.</span><br /><span class="heb">עִמָּֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘im·māḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/25-36.htm">Leviticus 25:36 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/25-36.htm">Leviticus 25:36 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/25-36.htm">Leviticus 25:36 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/25-36.htm">Leviticus 25:36 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/25-36.htm">Leviticus 25:36 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/25-36.htm">Leviticus 25:36 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/25-36.htm">Leviticus 25:36 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/25-36.htm">Leviticus 25:36 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/25-36.htm">Leviticus 25:36 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/25-36.htm">Leviticus 25:36 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/25-36.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 25:36 Take no interest from him or profit (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/25-35.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 25:35"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 25:35" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/25-37.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 25:37"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 25:37" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>