Proverbs 28:8 KJV
He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
Words Then and Now
- usury interest on a loan Still heard today: usury laws, state laws that cap the interest a lender may charge Webster’s 1828 · Usury
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
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- Proverbs 28:1–28Sin makes men cowards. Whatever difficulties the righteous meet in the way of duty, they are not daunted. 2. National sins disturb the public repose. 3. If...
Thompson Chains
- UsuryLink 5 of 6 · next Ezekiel 15:1
- AccumulationSee the chain from Job 27:16 · 5 links
Cross References
- Proverbs 13:22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
- Leviticus 25:36 Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
- Exodus 22:25 If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.
- Proverbs 14:31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
- 2 Samuel 12:6 And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
- Job 27:16–17 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay; …
- Proverbs 19:7 All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.
- Ecclesiastes 2:26 For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
- Ezekiel 18:8 He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man,
- Ezekiel 18:13 Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.
- Ezekiel 18:17 That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.
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Topics
- God Providence of, overruling interpositions of the
- Injustice General scriptures concerning
- Interest (Income from loaning money, usually called “usury” in the Scriptures, but not generally signifying unlawful or unjust rates)
- Lending General scriptures concerning
- Poor Unclassified scriptures relating to
- Riches General scriptures concerning
- Usury Forbidden
Hebrew and Strong’s
- He that by usury בְּנֶשֶׁךְ bĕnešek נֶשֶׁךְ Noun · masculine singular · with preposition
- and unjust gain וְתַרְבִּית wĕtarbît תַּרְבִּית Noun · feminine singular · with and
- increaseth מַרְבֶּה marbê רָבָה Verb · hiphil active participle, masculine singular
- his substance הוֹנוֹ hônô הוֹן Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
- he shall gather יִקְבְּצֶנּוּ yiqbĕṣennû קָבַץ Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular · with suffix: third person masculine singular
- it for him that will pity לְחוֹנֵן lĕḥônēn חָנַן Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular · with preposition
- the poor דַּלִּים dallîm דַּל Adjective · masculine plural
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0
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