37You must not lend him money at interest or sell him food at a profit.


In Context

34 But the pastureland belonging to their towns must not be sold; it is their permanent possession.

35 " 'If one of your countrymen becomes poor and is unable to support himself among you, help him as you would an alien or a temporary resident, so he can continue to live among you.

36 Do not take interest of any kind from him, but fear your God, so that your countryman may continue to live among you.

37 You must not lend him money at interest or sell him food at a profit.

38 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.

39 " 'If one of your countrymen becomes poor among you and sells himself to you, do not make him work as a slave.

Leviticus 25:37 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:37Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

25:37Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor exact of him any increase of fruits.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

25:37Thou shalt not give him thy money upon interest, nor give him thy victuals for increase.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:37Thy money shalt thou not give him upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

25:37Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor give him thy victuals for increase.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:37Thou shalt not give him thy money upon interest, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:37You shall not lend him your money at interest, nor give him your food for profit.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

25:37thy money thou givest not to him in usury, and for increase thou givest not thy food;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:37You shall not give him your money on usury, nor lend him your victuals for increase.