Leviticus 25:37

“Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.”

"Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase." - Leviticus 25:37
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What does Leviticus 25:37 mean?

Leviticus 25:37, in the King James Version, states, "Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase." This verse is part of a larger passage in the book of Leviticus that outlines various laws and regulations for the Israelites, particularly…

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The Heart of Generosity: Understanding Leviticus 25:37

The commandment stated in Leviticus 25:37 reads, "Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase." This verse emerges as part of the broader framework of God’s laws to the Israelites, revealing not only principles about economics but also…

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A Prayer for Just Stewardship and Generosity

O Lord God Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, we come before You today with hearts humbled and minds focused on Your holy Word. As we meditate upon Leviticus 25:37, which teaches us that, "Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase,"…

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Leviticus 25:37 - "Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase."
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Leviticus 11:37 - "And if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean."
Leviticus 7:37 - "This is the law of the burnt offering, of the meat offering, and of the sin offering, and of the trespass offering, and of the consecrations, and of the sacrifice of the peace offerings;"
Leviticus 19:37 - "Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the LORD."
Leviticus 25:26 - "And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it;"
Nabal becomes like stone in 1 Samuel 25:37
Nabal becomes like stone in 1 Samuel 25:37
Leviticus 25:34 - "But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession."
Leviticus 25:1 - "And the LORD spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying,"
Leviticus 16:25 - "And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the altar."
Leviticus 14:37 - "And he shall look on the plague, and, behold, if the plague be in the walls of the house with hollow strakes, greenish or reddish, which in sight are lower than the wall;"
Leviticus 25:24 - "And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land."
Leviticus 13:37 - "But if the scall be in his sight at a stay, and that there is black hair grown up therein; the scall is healed, he is clean: and the priest shall pronounce him clean."
Leviticus 25:13 - "In the year of this jubile ye shall return every man unto his possession."
Leviticus 25:23 - "¶ The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me."
Leviticus 25:7 - "And for thy cattle, and for the beast that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be meat."
Exodus 25:37 - "And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it."
Leviticus 26:37 - "And they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies."
Leviticus 25:43 - "Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God."
Leviticus 25:32 - "Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites, and the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time."
Leviticus 27:25 - "And all thy estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel."
Leviticus 25:25 - "¶ If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold."
Isaiah 37:25 - "I have digged, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the besieged places."
Leviticus 25:12 - "For it is the jubile; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field."
Leviticus 25:40 - "But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile:"
Cycle of sabbath rest year. Leviticus 25:1-7
Matthew 25:37 - "Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?"
Leviticus 25:42 - "For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen."