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	Nave's—Usury

Usury or Interest

The lending of money or other property for increase—Le 25:37

Those enriched by unlawful, not allowed to enjoy their gain—Pr 28:8

The curse attending the giving or receiving of unlawful, alluded to—Jer 15:10

THE JEWS

• Forbidden to take, from brethren
• —De 23:19
• Forbidden to take, from brethren specially when poor
• —Ex 22:25; Le 25:35-37
• Often guilty of taking
• —Ne 5:6,7; Eze 22:12
• Required to restore
• —Ne 5:9-13
• Allowed to take, from strangers
• —De 23:20

True and faithful Israelites never took, from their brethren—Ps 15:5; Eze 18:8,9

Judgments denounced against those who exacted unlawful—Isa 24:1,2; Eze 18:13

Illustrative of the improvement of talents received from God—Mt 25:27; Lu 19:23