²⁵ “If you lend silver to my people, to the poor person among you, you must not be like a creditor to him; you must not charge him interest.^(A)

Interest on Loans

¹⁹ “Do not charge your brother interest on silver, food, or anything that can earn interest. ²⁰ You may charge a foreigner interest, but you must not charge your brother Israelite interest, so that the Lord your God may bless you in everything you do^[a] in the land you are entering to possess.^(A)

¹² People who live in you accept bribes in order to shed blood.^(A) You take interest and profit on a loan and brutally extort your neighbors.^(B) You have forgotten me.^(C) This is the declaration of the Lord God.