Exodus 22:25
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25 (A) Don't charge interest when you lend money to any of my people who are in need.
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Leviticus 25:35-37
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Help for the Poor
The Lord said:
35 (A) If any of your people become poor and unable to support themselves, you must help them, just as you are supposed to help foreigners who live among you. 36-37 (B) Don't take advantage of them by charging any kind of interest or selling them food for profit. Instead, honor me by letting them stay where they now live.
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Deuteronomy 23:19
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Interest on Loans
Moses said:
19 (A) When you lend money, food, or anything else to another Israelite, you are not allowed to charge interest.
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Deuteronomy 23:20
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20 You can charge a foreigner interest. But if you charge other Israelites interest, the Lord your God will not let you be successful in the land you are about to take.
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