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Ezekiel 18:8

He does not engage in usury or take excess interest, but he withholds his hand from iniquity and executes true justice between men.

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ASV

he that hath not given forth upon interest, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true justice between man and man,

KJV

He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man,

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
בַּנֶּ֣שֶׁךְba.Ne.shekhfor <the> interestH5392 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
יִתֵּ֗ןyi.Tenhe lentH5414 →
וְתַרְבִּית֙ve.tar.Bitand interestH8636 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
יִקָּ֔חyi.Kachhe tookH3947 →
מֵעָ֖וֶלme.'A.velfrom injusticeH5766 →
יָשִׁ֣יבya.Shivhe turned awayH7725 →
יָד֑וֹya.Dohand hisH3027 →
מִשְׁפַּ֤טmish.Patjustice ofH4941 →
אֱמֶת֙'e.MetfaithfulnessH571 →
יַֽעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.Sehhe didH6213 →
בֵּ֥יןbeinbetweenH996 →
אִ֖ישׁ'isha personH376 →
לְאִֽישׁ׃le.'Ishand a personH376 →

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Exodus 22:25If 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.Zechariah 8:16These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates,Leviticus 25:35–37Now 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.Deuteronomy 23:19–20Do not charge your brother interest on money, food, or any other type of loan.Leviticus 25:36Do not take any interest or profit from him, but fear your God, that your countryman may live among you.Psalms 15:5who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.Ezekiel 22:12In 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.Ezekiel 18:17He 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.Deuteronomy 16:18–20You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.Ezekiel 18:13He 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.Deuteronomy 1:16–17At that time I charged your judges: “Hear the disputes between your brothers, and judge fairly between a man and his brother or a foreign resident.Exodus 18:21Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.Proverbs 31:8–9Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed.Leviticus 19:15You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.Nehemiah 5:1–11About that time there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews.Nehemiah 5:15The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people, but I did not do this because of my fear of God.Job 29:7–17When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square,Proverbs 28:8He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.

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The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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