Deuteronomy 23:19

THE MESSAGE

Don't charge interest to your kinsmen on any loan: not for money or food or clothing or anything else that could earn interest. You may charge foreigners interest, but you may not charge your brothers interest; that way God , your God, will bless all the work that you take up and the land that you are entering to possess.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“Do not charge your brother interest on silver, food, or anything that can earn interest.

Hebrew Names Version
You shall not lend on interest to your brother; interest of money, interest of victuals, interest of anything that is lent on interest:

King James Version
Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury:

Lexham English Bible
"You shall not charge your brother interest on money, interest on food, or interest on anything that one could lend on interest.

English Standard Version
"You shall not charge interest on loans to your brother, interest on money, interest on food, interest on anything that is lent for interest.

New Century Version
If you loan your fellow Israelites money or food or anything else, don't make them pay back more than you loaned them.

New English Translation
You must not charge interest on a loan to your fellow Israelite, whether on money, food, or anything else that has been loaned with interest.

Amplified Bible
"You shall not charge interest to your fellow Israelite—interest on money, food or anything that may be loaned for interest.

New American Standard Bible
"You are not to charge interest to your countrymen: interest on money, food, or anything that may be loaned on interest.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Thou shalt not giue to vsurie to thy brother: as vsurie of money, vsurie of meate, vsurie of any thing that is put to vsurie.

Legacy Standard Bible
"You shall not charge interest to your brother: interest on money, food, or anything that may be loaned at interest.

Contemporary English Version
Moses said: When you lend money, food, or anything else to another Israelite, you are not allowed to charge interest.

Complete Jewish Bible
Nothing earned through heterosexual or homosexual prostitution is to be brought into the house of Adonai your God in fulfillment of any vow, for both of these are abhorrent to Adonai your God.

Darby Translation
Thou shalt take no interest of thy brother, interest of money, interest of victuals, interest of anything that can be lent upon interest:

Easy-to-Read Version
"When you loan something to another Israelite, you must not charge interest. Don't charge interest on money, on food or on anything that may earn interest.

George Lamsa Translation
You shall not lend with interest to your brother: interest of money, interest of grain, and the interest of anything that is lent with interest;

Good News Translation
"When you lend money or food or anything else to Israelites, do not charge them interest.

Literal Translation
You shall not lend at interest to your brother; interest of silver, interest of food, interest of anything loaned at interest.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thou shalt occupye no vsury vnto yi brother, nether with money, ner with fode, ner with eny maner thinge that vsury maye be vsed withall.

American Standard Version
Thou shalt not lend upon interest to thy brother; interest of money, interest of victuals, interest of anything that is lent upon interest.

Bible in Basic English
Do not take interest from an Israelite on anything, money or food or any other goods, which you let him have:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thou shalt not hurt thy brother by vsurie of money, nor by vsurie of corne, nor by vsurie of any thyng that he may be hurt withall.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Thou shalt not bring the hire of a harlot, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow; for even both these are an abomination unto the LORD thy God.

King James Version (1611)
Thou shalt not lend vpon vsury to thy brother; vsury of money, vsury of victuals, vsury of any thing that is lent vpon vsury.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Thou shalt not lend to thy brother on usury of silver, or usury of meat, or usury of any thing which thou mayest lend out.

English Revised Version
Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury:

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

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thou schalt not leene to thi brothir to vsure money, neither fruytis,

Young's Literal Translation
`Thou dost not lend in usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of food, usury of anything which is lent on usury.

Update Bible Version
You shall not lend on interest to your brother; interest of money, interest of victuals, interest of anything that is lent on interest:

Webster's Bible Translation
Thou shalt not lend upon interest to thy brother; interest of money, interest of victuals, interest of any thing that is lent upon interest:

World English Bible
You shall not lend on interest to your brother; interest of money, interest of victuals, interest of anything that is lent on interest:

New King James Version
"You shall not charge interest to your brother--interest on money or food or anything that is lent out at interest.

New Living Translation
"Do not charge interest on the loans you make to a fellow Israelite, whether you loan money, or food, or anything else.

New Life Bible
Do not make your brothers pay you for the use of money, food, or anything you might give them to use.

New Revised Standard
You shall not charge interest on loans to another Israelite, interest on money, interest on provisions, interest on anything that is lent.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thou shalt not lend on interest to thy brother, interest of silver, interest of food, - interest of any thing that can be lent on interest:

Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou shalt not lend to thy brother money to usury, nor corn, nor any other thing:

Revised Standard Version
"You shall not lend upon interest to your brother, interest on money, interest on victuals, interest on anything that is lent for interest.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You shall not charge interest to your countrymen: interest on money, food, or anything that may be loaned at interest.

Contextual Overview

¹⁵Don't return a runaway slave to his master; he's come to you for refuge. Let him live wherever he wishes within the protective gates of your city. Don't take advantage of him. ¹⁷No daughter of Israel is to become a sacred prostitute; and no son of Israel is to become a sacred prostitute. And don't bring the fee of a sacred whore or the earnings of a priest-pimp to the house of God, your God, to pay for any vow—they are both an abomination to God , your God. ¹⁹Don't charge interest to your kinsmen on any loan: not for money or food or clothing or anything else that could earn interest. You may charge foreigners interest, but you may not charge your brothers interest; that way God , your God, will bless all the work that you take up and the land that you are entering to possess. ²¹When you make a vow to God , your God, don't put off keeping it; God , your God, expects you to keep it and if you don't you're guilty. But if you don't make a vow in the first place, there's no sin. If you say you're going to do something, do it. Keep the vow you willingly vowed to God , your God. You promised it, so do it. ²⁴When you enter your neighbor's vineyard, you may eat all the grapes you want until you're full, but you may not put any in your bucket or bag. And when you walk through the ripe grain of your neighbor, you may pick the heads of grain, but you may not swing your sickle there.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Exodus 22:25, Leviticus 25:35-37, Nehemiah 5:1-7, Psalms 15:5, Ezekiel 18:7, Ezekiel 18:8, Ezekiel 18:13, Ezekiel 18:16-18, Ezekiel 22:12, Luke 6:34, Luke 6:35

Reciprocal: Exodus 22:14 - borrow Leviticus 25:36 - usury Nehemiah 5:7 - Ye exact usury Jeremiah 15:10 - I have Matthew 25:27 - with Luke 19:23 - usury

Cross-References

Genesis 23:10
Ephron was part of the local Hittite community. Then Ephron the Hittite spoke up, answering Abraham with all the Hittites who were part of the town council listening: "Oh no, my master! I couldn't do that. The field is yours—a gift. I'll give it and the cave to you. With my people as witnesses, I give it to you. Bury your deceased wife."

Genesis 50:25
Then Joseph made the sons of Israel promise under oath, "When God makes his visitation, make sure you take my bones with you as you leave here."

Ecclesiastes 6:3
Say a couple have scores of children and live a long, long life but never enjoy themselves—even though they end up with a big funeral! I'd say that a stillborn baby gets the better deal. It gets its start in a mist and ends up in the dark—unnamed. It sees nothing and knows nothing, but is better off by far than anyone living.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother,.... One of the same nation and religion, and who is in poor and necessitous circumstances, and wants either food for himself and family, or money to carry on his husbandry, till such times as the fruits of his ground will bring him in a sufficiency for his support, and the payment of what he borrows, and which is to be lent him without any interest: as the Jews were chiefly employed in husbandry, and not merchandise, they had but little occasion to borrow, and when they did could not afford to pay interest, as persons concerned in merchandise, whose gains are great, are able to do; and it is but reasonable that such persons should; but that the Israelites, when poor and in distress, might not be bowed down under their burdens, this law is made for their relief:

usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of anything that is lent upon usury; this takes in all sorts of usury, whether what is lent be money or food, or anything else, no interest was to be taken for it;

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Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Deuteronomy 23:19. Usury — Leviticus 25:36; Leviticus 25:36.