Nehemiah 5:10

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• 2 Corinthians 6:1
  As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
• Exodus 22:25–27
  If you lend money to one of My people among you who is poor, you must not act as a creditor to him; you are not to charge him interest.
• Psalm 15:5
  …who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.
• Luke 3:13–14
  “Collect no more than you are authorized,” he answered.
• Philemon 1:8–9
  So although in Christ I am bold enough to order you to do what is proper,
• Micah 2:1
  Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.
• 2 Corinthians 5:11
  Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well.
• 1 Corinthians 9:12–18
  If others have this right to your support, shouldn’t we have it all the more? But we did not exercise this right. Instead, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ.
• 2 Corinthians 5:20
  Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.
• Nehemiah 5:7
  …and after serious thought I rebuked the nobles and officials, saying, “You are exacting usury from your own brothers!” So I called a large assembly against them
• Ezekiel 18:8
  He does not engage in usury or take excess interest, but he withholds his hand from iniquity and executes true justice between men.
• Ezekiel 18:13
  He engages in usury and takes excess interest. Will this son live? He will not! Since he has committed all these abominations, he will surely die; his blood will be on his own head.

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Banker, Banking· Book of Nehemiah· Debt· Malachi, Book of· Nehemiah (Person)· Postexilic Period

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Beneficence: The Jews Who Returned from the Exile· Borrowing: General Scriptures Concerning· Country: Love of· Covetousness in Exacting Usury from Their Brethren· Creditor: Oppressions of· Creditors: Sometimes Entirely Remitted Debts· Example: Good· Interest· Kindness: The Jews to the People· Lending: General Scriptures Concerning· Love: Nehemiah for Israelites· Money: Silver Used As· Poor: Oppressions of· Repentance: Because of Their Oppressive Usury· Reproof: Faithfulness in Nehemiah, of the Jews· The Rich: General Scriptures Concerning· Usury or Interest: The Jews: Required to Restore· Usury: Exaction of, Rebuked