Bible Verses about “charging interest”
The Bible contains 15 verses about charging interest across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.”
“The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.”
“But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.”
“Give to him who asks you, and don't turn away him who desires to borrow from you.”
“If you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive back as much.”
“You ought therefore to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back my own with interest.”
“"'If your brother has become poor, and his hand can't support him among you; then you shall uphold him. He shall live with you like an alien and a temporary resident.”
“"If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be to him as a creditor; neither shall you charge him interest.”
“Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your God; that your brother may live among you.”
“You shall not lend him your money at interest, nor give him your food for profit.”
“You shall not lend on interest to your brother; interest of money, interest of food, interest of anything that is lent on interest:”
“to a foreigner you may lend on interest; but to your brother you shall not lend on interest, that Yahweh your God may bless you in all that you put your hand to, in the land where you go in to possess it.”
“He who increases his wealth by excessive interest gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.”
“he who doesn't lend out his money for usury, nor take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be shaken. A Poem by David.”
“In you have they taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken interest and increase, and you have greedily gained of your neighbors by oppression, and have forgotten me, says the Lord Yahweh.”