Nehemiah 5:7 References

7 I consulted with myself and contended with the nobles and the rulers and said to them, "aYou are exacting usury, each from his brother!" Therefore, I held a great assembly against them.

a Exodus 22:25, Leviticus 25:36, Deuteronomy 23:19, Deuteronomy 23:20

Exodus 22

25 "aIf you lend money to My people, to the poor among you, you are not to act as a creditor to him; you shall not charge him binterest.

Leviticus 25

36 'aDo not take usurious interest from him, but revere your God, that your countryman may live with you.

Deuteronomy 23

19 "aYou shall not charge interest to your countrymen: interest on money, food, or anything that may be loaned at interest.

Deuteronomy 23

20 "aYou may charge interest to a foreigner, but to your countrymen you shall not charge interest, so that bthe Lord your God may bless you in all that you undertake in the land which you are about to enter to possess.