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• LAWS CONCERNINGExodus 21:2–6Exodus 22:25–27Leviticus 25:14–17Leviticus 25:35–37Deuteronomy 15:2Deuteronomy 15:3Deuteronomy 23:19Deuteronomy 23:20Deuteronomy 24:6Deuteronomy 24:10–13Deuteronomy 24:17Matthew 5:42Luke 6:34
• OPPRESSIONS OF2 Kings 4:1Nehemiah 5:1–13Job 20:18–20Job 22:6Job 24:3Job 24:9Proverbs 22:26Proverbs 22:27Matthew 5:25Matthew 5:26Matthew 18:28–35Luke 12:58Luke 12:59
• MERCIFULPsalms 112:5Matthew 18:23–27Luke 7:41–43
• See Debt
• See Debtor
• See Jubilee
• See Surety

The passages, in Bible order (29)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Exodus 21:2–6

   If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free without paying anything.

   ›Commentary on Exodus 21:2–61 voice

   “We read that every Hebrew keeps the same Passover, and that in the seventh year every prisoner is set free, and that at Jubilee, that is, the fiftieth year, every possession returns to its owner. All this refers not to the present but to the future. For being in bondage during the six days of this world, on the seventh day, the true and eternal sabbath, we shall be free. If we wish to be free, we will be free even while still in bondage in the world.

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2. Exodus 22:25–27

   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.

   ›Commentary on Exodus 22:25–271 voice

   “There is a great deal about sharing and exchanging, but it is enough to say that the law forbids lending at interest to a brother. By brother it means not merely one born of the same parents but a member of the same tribe or one of the same faith, who shares in the same Logos. The law does not deem it right to collect interest on the capital. It seeks to enable free giving to those in need, with hands and minds wide open. God is the creator of this free gift.

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3. Leviticus 25:14–17

   If you make a sale to your neighbor or a purchase from him, you must not take advantage of each other.

   ›Commentary on Leviticus 25:14–172 voices

   “And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour,....

   “Ye shall not oppress one another - Ye shall take no advantage of each other’s ignorance either in buying or selling; for he that buys an article at less than it is worth, or sells one for more than it is worth, taking advantage in both cases of the ignorance of the vender or buyer, is no better than a thief, as he actually robs his neighbor of as much property as he has bought the article at below or sold it above its current value.

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4. Leviticus 25:35–37

   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.

   ›Commentary on Leviticus 25:35–372 voices

   “And if thy brother be waxen poor,....

   “Rather, And if thy brother (an Israelite) becomes poor and falls into decay with thee, thou shalt assist him and let him live with thee like a resident foreigner. He was not to be regarded as an outcast, but was to be treated with the same respect and consideration as a resident foreigner who, like him, could possess no land, but could accumulate property and live in comfort as a free man. See Lev 16:29 note.

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5. Deuteronomy 15:2

   This is the manner of remission: Every creditor shall cancel what he has loaned to his neighbor. He is not to collect anything from his neighbor or brother, because the LORD’s time of release has been proclaimed.

   ›Commentary on Deuteronomy 15:21 voice

   “And this is the manner of the release,.... Or the rules to be observed in making it: every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; that is, forgive the debt, or free the debtor from any obligation to payment.

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6. Deuteronomy 15:3

   You may collect something from a foreigner, but you must forgive whatever your brother owes you.

   ›Commentary on Deuteronomy 15:31 voice

   “Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again,.... Either on the seventh year, or after it: but that which is thine with thy brother, thine hand shall release; a debt that lies between them, where the one is the creditor, and the other debtor, the creditor shall freely and fully forgive the debtor.

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7. Deuteronomy 23:19

   Do not charge your brother interest on money, food, or any other type of loan.

   ›Commentary on Deuteronomy 23:191 voice

   “[Scripture] orders money to be returned without usury. It is a mark of kindly feeling to help one who has nothing. It is a sign of a hard nature to extort more than one has given. If one has need of your assistance because he has not enough of his own wherewith to repay a debt, is it not a wicked thing to demand under the guise of kindly feeling a larger sum from him who has not the means to pay off a lesser amount?

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8. Deuteronomy 23:20

   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.

   ›Commentary on Deuteronomy 23:201 voice

   “Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury,....

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9. Deuteronomy 24:6

   Do not take a pair of millstones or even an upper millstone as security for a debt, because that would be taking one’s livelihood as security.

   ›Commentary on Deuteronomy 24:61 voice

   “To take (accipere) means "to take away." Thus those birds that are eager to seize other birds are called hawks (accipiter). Paul says, "For you bear it, if anyone consumes you, if anyone takes you." The same would be true if he said, if anyone …

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10. Deuteronomy 24:10–13

    When you lend anything to your neighbor, do not enter his house to collect security.

    ›Commentary on Deuteronomy 24:10–131 voice

    “When thou dost lend thy brother anything,....

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11. Deuteronomy 24:17

    Do not deny justice to the foreigner or the fatherless, and do not take a widow’s cloak as security.

    ›Commentary on Deuteronomy 24:171 voice

    “Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless,....

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12. 2 Kings 4:1

    Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!”

    ›Commentary on 2 Kings 4:11 voice

    “Just as we said concerning blessed Elijah that he typified our Lord and Savior, dearly beloved, so we assert with confidence and assurance that holy Elisha was an image of our Savior. As you heard in the sacred lesson, a certain widow cried to blessed …

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13. Nehemiah 5:1–13

    About that time there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews.

    ›Commentary on Nehemiah 5:1–132 voices

    “And there was a great outcry of the people and their wives, etc. Indeed, the people desired to build the city wall, but due to the great famine, they were hindered from the sacred work. This famine was caused not only by the shortage of …

    “And there was a great cry of the people, and of their wives,.... Those of the poorer sort: against their brethren the Jews; the rich that oppressed them; and this cry or complaint was made to Nehemiah for redress.

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14. Job 20:18–20

    He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading.

    ›Commentary on Job 20:18–201 voice

    “Ver. 18. He shall pay for all the things that he hath done, nor yet shall he be consumed. [LITERAL INTERPRETATION] 21. For he 'pays' in torment for those desires, which he retained here contrary to right, and being consigned to avenging flames, he is always dying, in that he is always kept alive in death.

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15. Job 22:6

    For you needlessly demanded security from your brothers and deprived the naked of their clothing.

    ›Commentary on Job 22:61 voice

    “For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing. ALLEGORICAL INTERPRETATION In Holy Scripture by the term of 'a pledge' sometimes the gifts of the Holy Spirit, and sometimes the confession of sin, are denoted. Thus pledge is taken as the gift of the Holy Spirit, as where it is said by Paul, And given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts. For we receive a pledge for this, that we may hold an assurance touching the promise that is made to us.

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16. Job 24:3

    They drive away the donkey of the fatherless and take the widow’s ox in pledge.

    ›Commentary on Job 24:31 voice

    “They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge. Whom do we understand by the fatherless in this place, but the Elect of God, who are set in tenderness of mind, are nourished with the efficacious grace of faith, and do not yet see the face of their Father, Who has already died in their behalf.

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