25 (A)If thou lend money to my people, that is, to the poor with thee, thou shalt not be as an usurer unto him: ye shall not oppress him with usury.

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25 “If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not treat it like a business deal; charge no interest.(A)

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19 (A)Thou shalt not give to usury to thy brother: as usury of money, usury of meat, usury of anything that is put to usury.

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19 Do not charge a fellow Israelite interest, whether on money or food or anything else that may earn interest.(A)

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He that increaseth his riches by usury and interest, gathereth [a]them for him that will be merciful unto the poor.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:8 For God will take away the wicked usurer, and give his goods to him that shall bestow them well.

Whoever increases wealth by taking interest(A) or profit from the poor
    amasses it for another,(B) who will be kind to the poor.(C)

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And hath not given forth upon (A)usury, neither hath taken any increase, but hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, and hath executed true judgment between man and man,

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He does not lend to them at interest
    or take a profit from them.(A)
He withholds his hand from doing wrong
    and judges fairly(B) between two parties.

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12 In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood: thou hast taken usury and the increase, and thou hast defrauded thy neighbors by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God.

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12 In you are people who accept bribes(A) to shed blood; you take interest(B) and make a profit from the poor. You extort unjust gain from your neighbors.(C) And you have forgotten(D) me, declares the Sovereign Lord.(E)

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