Leviticus 25:37

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“You must not lend him your silver at interest or sell him your food for profit.”

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BSBPD

“You must not lend him your silver at interest or sell him your food for profit.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Thou shalt not give him thy money upon interest, nor give him thy victuals for increase.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“thy money thou givest not to him in usury, and for increase thou givest not thy food;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Leviticus 25:37 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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.

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